Add a config option to ignore errors for git-add
[gitweb.git] / diff.c
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 00e1590c6eec291c2a6b3f831b62f402768c7042..e35384b4442fbaedbf460ddf61c32b85dde2a4d7 100644 (file)
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -256,40 +256,41 @@ static int count_lines(const char *data, int size)
        return count;
 }
 
-static void print_line_count(int count)
+static void print_line_count(FILE *file, int count)
 {
        switch (count) {
        case 0:
-               printf("0,0");
+               fprintf(file, "0,0");
                break;
        case 1:
-               printf("1");
+               fprintf(file, "1");
                break;
        default:
-               printf("1,%d", count);
+               fprintf(file, "1,%d", count);
                break;
        }
 }
 
-static void copy_file_with_prefix(int prefix, const char *data, int size,
+static void copy_file_with_prefix(FILE *file,
+                                 int prefix, const char *data, int size,
                                  const char *set, const char *reset)
 {
        int ch, nl_just_seen = 1;
        while (0 < size--) {
                ch = *data++;
                if (nl_just_seen) {
-                       fputs(set, stdout);
-                       putchar(prefix);
+                       fputs(set, file);
+                       putc(prefix, file);
                }
                if (ch == '\n') {
                        nl_just_seen = 1;
-                       fputs(reset, stdout);
+                       fputs(reset, file);
                } else
                        nl_just_seen = 0;
-               putchar(ch);
+               putc(ch, file);
        }
        if (!nl_just_seen)
-               printf("%s\n\\ No newline at end of file\n", reset);
+               fprintf(file, "%s\n\\ No newline at end of file\n", reset);
 }
 
 static void emit_rewrite_diff(const char *name_a,
@@ -322,17 +323,18 @@ static void emit_rewrite_diff(const char *name_a,
        diff_populate_filespec(two, 0);
        lc_a = count_lines(one->data, one->size);
        lc_b = count_lines(two->data, two->size);
-       printf("%s--- %s%s%s\n%s+++ %s%s%s\n%s@@ -",
-              metainfo, a_name.buf, name_a_tab, reset,
-              metainfo, b_name.buf, name_b_tab, reset, fraginfo);
-       print_line_count(lc_a);
-       printf(" +");
-       print_line_count(lc_b);
-       printf(" @@%s\n", reset);
+       fprintf(o->file,
+               "%s--- %s%s%s\n%s+++ %s%s%s\n%s@@ -",
+               metainfo, a_name.buf, name_a_tab, reset,
+               metainfo, b_name.buf, name_b_tab, reset, fraginfo);
+       print_line_count(o->file, lc_a);
+       fprintf(o->file, " +");
+       print_line_count(o->file, lc_b);
+       fprintf(o->file, " @@%s\n", reset);
        if (lc_a)
-               copy_file_with_prefix('-', one->data, one->size, old, reset);
+               copy_file_with_prefix(o->file, '-', one->data, one->size, old, reset);
        if (lc_b)
-               copy_file_with_prefix('+', two->data, two->size, new, reset);
+               copy_file_with_prefix(o->file, '+', two->data, two->size, new, reset);
 }
 
 static int fill_mmfile(mmfile_t *mf, struct diff_filespec *one)
@@ -372,9 +374,10 @@ static void diff_words_append(char *line, unsigned long len,
 struct diff_words_data {
        struct xdiff_emit_state xm;
        struct diff_words_buffer minus, plus;
+       FILE *file;
 };
 
-static void print_word(struct diff_words_buffer *buffer, int len, int color,
+static void print_word(FILE *file, struct diff_words_buffer *buffer, int len, int color,
                int suppress_newline)
 {
        const char *ptr;
@@ -391,15 +394,15 @@ static void print_word(struct diff_words_buffer *buffer, int len, int color,
                len--;
        }
 
-       fputs(diff_get_color(1, color), stdout);
-       fwrite(ptr, len, 1, stdout);
-       fputs(diff_get_color(1, DIFF_RESET), stdout);
+       fputs(diff_get_color(1, color), file);
+       fwrite(ptr, len, 1, file);
+       fputs(diff_get_color(1, DIFF_RESET), file);
 
        if (eol) {
                if (suppress_newline)
                        buffer->suppressed_newline = 1;
                else
-                       putchar('\n');
+                       putc('\n', file);
        }
 }
 
@@ -409,20 +412,23 @@ static void fn_out_diff_words_aux(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
 
        if (diff_words->minus.suppressed_newline) {
                if (line[0] != '+')
-                       putchar('\n');
+                       putc('\n', diff_words->file);
                diff_words->minus.suppressed_newline = 0;
        }
 
        len--;
        switch (line[0]) {
                case '-':
-                       print_word(&diff_words->minus, len, DIFF_FILE_OLD, 1);
+                       print_word(diff_words->file,
+                                  &diff_words->minus, len, DIFF_FILE_OLD, 1);
                        break;
                case '+':
-                       print_word(&diff_words->plus, len, DIFF_FILE_NEW, 0);
+                       print_word(diff_words->file,
+                                  &diff_words->plus, len, DIFF_FILE_NEW, 0);
                        break;
                case ' ':
-                       print_word(&diff_words->plus, len, DIFF_PLAIN, 0);
+                       print_word(diff_words->file,
+                                  &diff_words->plus, len, DIFF_PLAIN, 0);
                        diff_words->minus.current += len;
                        break;
        }
@@ -466,7 +472,7 @@ static void diff_words_show(struct diff_words_data *diff_words)
        diff_words->minus.text.size = diff_words->plus.text.size = 0;
 
        if (diff_words->minus.suppressed_newline) {
-               putchar('\n');
+               putc('\n', diff_words->file);
                diff_words->minus.suppressed_newline = 0;
        }
 }
@@ -481,6 +487,7 @@ struct emit_callback {
        const char **label_path;
        struct diff_words_data *diff_words;
        int *found_changesp;
+       FILE *file;
 };
 
 static void free_diff_words_data(struct emit_callback *ecbdata)
@@ -505,11 +512,11 @@ const char *diff_get_color(int diff_use_color, enum color_diff ix)
        return "";
 }
 
-static void emit_line(const char *set, const char *reset, const char *line, int len)
+static void emit_line(FILE *file, const char *set, const char *reset, const char *line, int len)
 {
-       fputs(set, stdout);
-       fwrite(line, len, 1, stdout);
-       fputs(reset, stdout);
+       fputs(set, file);
+       fwrite(line, len, 1, file);
+       fputs(reset, file);
 }
 
 static void emit_add_line(const char *reset, struct emit_callback *ecbdata, const char *line, int len)
@@ -518,13 +525,13 @@ static void emit_add_line(const char *reset, struct emit_callback *ecbdata, cons
        const char *set = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_FILE_NEW);
 
        if (!*ws)
-               emit_line(set, reset, line, len);
+               emit_line(ecbdata->file, set, reset, line, len);
        else {
                /* Emit just the prefix, then the rest. */
-               emit_line(set, reset, line, ecbdata->nparents);
+               emit_line(ecbdata->file, set, reset, line, ecbdata->nparents);
                (void)check_and_emit_line(line + ecbdata->nparents,
                    len - ecbdata->nparents, ecbdata->ws_rule,
-                   stdout, set, reset, ws);
+                   ecbdata->file, set, reset, ws);
        }
 }
 
@@ -563,10 +570,10 @@ static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
                name_a_tab = strchr(ecbdata->label_path[0], ' ') ? "\t" : "";
                name_b_tab = strchr(ecbdata->label_path[1], ' ') ? "\t" : "";
 
-               printf("%s--- %s%s%s\n",
-                      meta, ecbdata->label_path[0], reset, name_a_tab);
-               printf("%s+++ %s%s%s\n",
-                      meta, ecbdata->label_path[1], reset, name_b_tab);
+               fprintf(ecbdata->file, "%s--- %s%s%s\n",
+                       meta, ecbdata->label_path[0], reset, name_a_tab);
+               fprintf(ecbdata->file, "%s+++ %s%s%s\n",
+                       meta, ecbdata->label_path[1], reset, name_b_tab);
                ecbdata->label_path[0] = ecbdata->label_path[1] = NULL;
        }
 
@@ -578,15 +585,16 @@ static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
        if (2 <= i && i < len && line[i] == ' ') {
                ecbdata->nparents = i - 1;
                len = sane_truncate_line(ecbdata, line, len);
-               emit_line(diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_FRAGINFO),
+               emit_line(ecbdata->file,
+                         diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_FRAGINFO),
                          reset, line, len);
                if (line[len-1] != '\n')
-                       putchar('\n');
+                       putc('\n', ecbdata->file);
                return;
        }
 
        if (len < ecbdata->nparents) {
-               emit_line(reset, reset, line, len);
+               emit_line(ecbdata->file, reset, reset, line, len);
                return;
        }
 
@@ -609,7 +617,7 @@ static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
                        diff_words_show(ecbdata->diff_words);
                line++;
                len--;
-               emit_line(plain, reset, line, len);
+               emit_line(ecbdata->file, plain, reset, line, len);
                return;
        }
        for (i = 0; i < ecbdata->nparents && len; i++) {
@@ -620,7 +628,8 @@ static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
        }
 
        if (color != DIFF_FILE_NEW) {
-               emit_line(diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, color),
+               emit_line(ecbdata->file,
+                         diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, color),
                          reset, line, len);
                return;
        }
@@ -759,20 +768,21 @@ static int scale_linear(int it, int width, int max_change)
        return ((it - 1) * (width - 1) + max_change - 1) / (max_change - 1);
 }
 
-static void show_name(const char *prefix, const char *name, int len,
+static void show_name(FILE *file,
+                     const char *prefix, const char *name, int len,
                      const char *reset, const char *set)
 {
-       printf(" %s%s%-*s%s |", set, prefix, len, name, reset);
+       fprintf(file, " %s%s%-*s%s |", set, prefix, len, name, reset);
 }
 
-static void show_graph(char ch, int cnt, const char *set, const char *reset)
+static void show_graph(FILE *file, char ch, int cnt, const char *set, const char *reset)
 {
        if (cnt <= 0)
                return;
-       printf("%s", set);
+       fprintf(file, "%s", set);
        while (cnt--)
-               putchar(ch);
-       printf("%s", reset);
+               putc(ch, file);
+       fprintf(file, "%s", reset);
 }
 
 static void fill_print_name(struct diffstat_file *file)
@@ -877,18 +887,18 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t* data, struct diff_options *options)
                }
 
                if (data->files[i]->is_binary) {
-                       show_name(prefix, name, len, reset, set);
-                       printf("  Bin ");
-                       printf("%s%d%s", del_c, deleted, reset);
-                       printf(" -> ");
-                       printf("%s%d%s", add_c, added, reset);
-                       printf(" bytes");
-                       printf("\n");
+                       show_name(options->file, prefix, name, len, reset, set);
+                       fprintf(options->file, "  Bin ");
+                       fprintf(options->file, "%s%d%s", del_c, deleted, reset);
+                       fprintf(options->file, " -> ");
+                       fprintf(options->file, "%s%d%s", add_c, added, reset);
+                       fprintf(options->file, " bytes");
+                       fprintf(options->file, "\n");
                        continue;
                }
                else if (data->files[i]->is_unmerged) {
-                       show_name(prefix, name, len, reset, set);
-                       printf("  Unmerged\n");
+                       show_name(options->file, prefix, name, len, reset, set);
+                       fprintf(options->file, "  Unmerged\n");
                        continue;
                }
                else if (!data->files[i]->is_renamed &&
@@ -911,17 +921,18 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t* data, struct diff_options *options)
                        del = scale_linear(del, width, max_change);
                        total = add + del;
                }
-               show_name(prefix, name, len, reset, set);
-               printf("%5d ", added + deleted);
-               show_graph('+', add, add_c, reset);
-               show_graph('-', del, del_c, reset);
-               putchar('\n');
-       }
-       printf("%s %d files changed, %d insertions(+), %d deletions(-)%s\n",
+               show_name(options->file, prefix, name, len, reset, set);
+               fprintf(options->file, "%5d ", added + deleted);
+               show_graph(options->file, '+', add, add_c, reset);
+               show_graph(options->file, '-', del, del_c, reset);
+               fprintf(options->file, "\n");
+       }
+       fprintf(options->file,
+              "%s %d files changed, %d insertions(+), %d deletions(-)%s\n",
               set, total_files, adds, dels, reset);
 }
 
-static void show_shortstats(struct diffstat_t* data)
+static void show_shortstats(struct diffstat_t* data, struct diff_options *options)
 {
        int i, adds = 0, dels = 0, total_files = data->nr;
 
@@ -942,7 +953,7 @@ static void show_shortstats(struct diffstat_t* data)
                        }
                }
        }
-       printf(" %d files changed, %d insertions(+), %d deletions(-)\n",
+       fprintf(options->file, " %d files changed, %d insertions(+), %d deletions(-)\n",
               total_files, adds, dels);
 }
 
@@ -957,40 +968,46 @@ static void show_numstat(struct diffstat_t* data, struct diff_options *options)
                struct diffstat_file *file = data->files[i];
 
                if (file->is_binary)
-                       printf("-\t-\t");
+                       fprintf(options->file, "-\t-\t");
                else
-                       printf("%d\t%d\t", file->added, file->deleted);
+                       fprintf(options->file,
+                               "%d\t%d\t", file->added, file->deleted);
                if (options->line_termination) {
                        fill_print_name(file);
                        if (!file->is_renamed)
-                               write_name_quoted(file->name, stdout,
+                               write_name_quoted(file->name, options->file,
                                                  options->line_termination);
                        else {
-                               fputs(file->print_name, stdout);
-                               putchar(options->line_termination);
+                               fputs(file->print_name, options->file);
+                               putc(options->line_termination, options->file);
                        }
                } else {
                        if (file->is_renamed) {
-                               putchar('\0');
-                               write_name_quoted(file->from_name, stdout, '\0');
+                               putc('\0', options->file);
+                               write_name_quoted(file->from_name, options->file, '\0');
                        }
-                       write_name_quoted(file->name, stdout, '\0');
+                       write_name_quoted(file->name, options->file, '\0');
                }
        }
 }
 
-struct diffstat_dir {
-       struct diffstat_file **files;
-       int nr, percent, cumulative;
+struct dirstat_file {
+       const char *name;
+       unsigned long changed;
 };
 
-static long gather_dirstat(struct diffstat_dir *dir, unsigned long changed, const char *base, int baselen)
+struct dirstat_dir {
+       struct dirstat_file *files;
+       int alloc, nr, percent, cumulative;
+};
+
+static long gather_dirstat(FILE *file, struct dirstat_dir *dir, unsigned long changed, const char *base, int baselen)
 {
        unsigned long this_dir = 0;
        unsigned int sources = 0;
 
        while (dir->nr) {
-               struct diffstat_file *f = *dir->files;
+               struct dirstat_file *f = dir->files;
                int namelen = strlen(f->name);
                unsigned long this;
                char *slash;
@@ -1002,13 +1019,10 @@ static long gather_dirstat(struct diffstat_dir *dir, unsigned long changed, cons
                slash = strchr(f->name + baselen, '/');
                if (slash) {
                        int newbaselen = slash + 1 - f->name;
-                       this = gather_dirstat(dir, changed, f->name, newbaselen);
+                       this = gather_dirstat(file, dir, changed, f->name, newbaselen);
                        sources++;
                } else {
-                       if (f->is_unmerged || f->is_binary)
-                               this = 0;
-                       else
-                               this = f->added + f->deleted;
+                       this = f->changed;
                        dir->files++;
                        dir->nr--;
                        sources += 2;
@@ -1027,7 +1041,7 @@ static long gather_dirstat(struct diffstat_dir *dir, unsigned long changed, cons
                if (permille) {
                        int percent = permille / 10;
                        if (percent >= dir->percent) {
-                               printf("%4d.%01d%% %.*s\n", percent, permille % 10, baselen, base);
+                               fprintf(file, "%4d.%01d%% %.*s\n", percent, permille % 10, baselen, base);
                                if (!dir->cumulative)
                                        return 0;
                        }
@@ -1036,19 +1050,58 @@ static long gather_dirstat(struct diffstat_dir *dir, unsigned long changed, cons
        return this_dir;
 }
 
-static void show_dirstat(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
+static void show_dirstat(struct diff_options *options)
 {
        int i;
        unsigned long changed;
-       struct diffstat_dir dir;
+       struct dirstat_dir dir;
+       struct diff_queue_struct *q = &diff_queued_diff;
+
+       dir.files = NULL;
+       dir.alloc = 0;
+       dir.nr = 0;
+       dir.percent = options->dirstat_percent;
+       dir.cumulative = options->output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_CUMULATIVE;
 
-       /* Calculate total changes */
        changed = 0;
-       for (i = 0; i < data->nr; i++) {
-               if (data->files[i]->is_binary || data->files[i]->is_unmerged)
+       for (i = 0; i < q->nr; i++) {
+               struct diff_filepair *p = q->queue[i];
+               const char *name;
+               unsigned long copied, added, damage;
+
+               name = p->one->path ? p->one->path : p->two->path;
+
+               if (DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->one) && DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->two)) {
+                       diff_populate_filespec(p->one, 0);
+                       diff_populate_filespec(p->two, 0);
+                       diffcore_count_changes(p->one, p->two, NULL, NULL, 0,
+                                              &copied, &added);
+                       diff_free_filespec_data(p->one);
+                       diff_free_filespec_data(p->two);
+               } else if (DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->one)) {
+                       diff_populate_filespec(p->one, 1);
+                       copied = added = 0;
+                       diff_free_filespec_data(p->one);
+               } else if (DIFF_FILE_VALID(p->two)) {
+                       diff_populate_filespec(p->two, 1);
+                       copied = 0;
+                       added = p->two->size;
+                       diff_free_filespec_data(p->two);
+               } else
                        continue;
-               changed += data->files[i]->added;
-               changed += data->files[i]->deleted;
+
+               /*
+                * Original minus copied is the removed material,
+                * added is the new material.  They are both damages
+                * made to the preimage.
+                */
+               damage = (p->one->size - copied) + added;
+
+               ALLOC_GROW(dir.files, dir.nr + 1, dir.alloc);
+               dir.files[dir.nr].name = name;
+               dir.files[dir.nr].changed = damage;
+               changed += damage;
+               dir.nr++;
        }
 
        /* This can happen even with many files, if everything was renames */
@@ -1056,11 +1109,7 @@ static void show_dirstat(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
                return;
 
        /* Show all directories with more than x% of the changes */
-       dir.files = data->files;
-       dir.nr = data->nr;
-       dir.percent = options->dirstat_percent;
-       dir.cumulative = options->output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_CUMULATIVE;
-       gather_dirstat(&dir, changed, "", 0);
+       gather_dirstat(options->file, &dir, changed, "", 0);
 }
 
 static void free_diffstat_info(struct diffstat_t *diffstat)
@@ -1083,6 +1132,7 @@ struct checkdiff_t {
        int lineno, color_diff;
        unsigned ws_rule;
        unsigned status;
+       FILE *file;
 };
 
 static void checkdiff_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
@@ -1100,11 +1150,11 @@ static void checkdiff_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
                if (!data->status)
                        return;
                err = whitespace_error_string(data->status);
-               printf("%s:%d: %s.\n", data->filename, data->lineno, err);
+               fprintf(data->file, "%s:%d: %s.\n", data->filename, data->lineno, err);
                free(err);
-               emit_line(set, reset, line, 1);
+               emit_line(data->file, set, reset, line, 1);
                (void)check_and_emit_line(line + 1, len - 1, data->ws_rule,
-                   stdout, set, reset, ws);
+                   data->file, set, reset, ws);
        } else if (line[0] == ' ')
                data->lineno++;
        else if (line[0] == '@') {
@@ -1140,7 +1190,7 @@ static unsigned char *deflate_it(char *data,
        return deflated;
 }
 
-static void emit_binary_diff_body(mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two)
+static void emit_binary_diff_body(FILE *file, mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two)
 {
        void *cp;
        void *delta;
@@ -1169,13 +1219,13 @@ static void emit_binary_diff_body(mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two)
        }
 
        if (delta && delta_size < deflate_size) {
-               printf("delta %lu\n", orig_size);
+               fprintf(file, "delta %lu\n", orig_size);
                free(deflated);
                data = delta;
                data_size = delta_size;
        }
        else {
-               printf("literal %lu\n", two->size);
+               fprintf(file, "literal %lu\n", two->size);
                free(delta);
                data = deflated;
                data_size = deflate_size;
@@ -1193,17 +1243,18 @@ static void emit_binary_diff_body(mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two)
                        line[0] = bytes - 26 + 'a' - 1;
                encode_85(line + 1, cp, bytes);
                cp = (char *) cp + bytes;
-               puts(line);
+               fputs(line, file);
+               fputc('\n', file);
        }
-       printf("\n");
+       fprintf(file, "\n");
        free(data);
 }
 
-static void emit_binary_diff(mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two)
+static void emit_binary_diff(FILE *file, mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two)
 {
-       printf("GIT binary patch\n");
-       emit_binary_diff_body(one, two);
-       emit_binary_diff_body(two, one);
+       fprintf(file, "GIT binary patch\n");
+       emit_binary_diff_body(file, one, two);
+       emit_binary_diff_body(file, two, one);
 }
 
 static void setup_diff_attr_check(struct git_attr_check *check)
@@ -1334,25 +1385,25 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
        b_two = quote_two(o->b_prefix, name_b + (*name_b == '/'));
        lbl[0] = DIFF_FILE_VALID(one) ? a_one : "/dev/null";
        lbl[1] = DIFF_FILE_VALID(two) ? b_two : "/dev/null";
-       printf("%sdiff --git %s %s%s\n", set, a_one, b_two, reset);
+       fprintf(o->file, "%sdiff --git %s %s%s\n", set, a_one, b_two, reset);
        if (lbl[0][0] == '/') {
                /* /dev/null */
-               printf("%snew file mode %06o%s\n", set, two->mode, reset);
+               fprintf(o->file, "%snew file mode %06o%s\n", set, two->mode, reset);
                if (xfrm_msg && xfrm_msg[0])
-                       printf("%s%s%s\n", set, xfrm_msg, reset);
+                       fprintf(o->file, "%s%s%s\n", set, xfrm_msg, reset);
        }
        else if (lbl[1][0] == '/') {
-               printf("%sdeleted file mode %06o%s\n", set, one->mode, reset);
+               fprintf(o->file, "%sdeleted file mode %06o%s\n", set, one->mode, reset);
                if (xfrm_msg && xfrm_msg[0])
-                       printf("%s%s%s\n", set, xfrm_msg, reset);
+                       fprintf(o->file, "%s%s%s\n", set, xfrm_msg, reset);
        }
        else {
                if (one->mode != two->mode) {
-                       printf("%sold mode %06o%s\n", set, one->mode, reset);
-                       printf("%snew mode %06o%s\n", set, two->mode, reset);
+                       fprintf(o->file, "%sold mode %06o%s\n", set, one->mode, reset);
+                       fprintf(o->file, "%snew mode %06o%s\n", set, two->mode, reset);
                }
                if (xfrm_msg && xfrm_msg[0])
-                       printf("%s%s%s\n", set, xfrm_msg, reset);
+                       fprintf(o->file, "%s%s%s\n", set, xfrm_msg, reset);
                /*
                 * we do not run diff between different kind
                 * of objects.
@@ -1376,10 +1427,10 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
                    !memcmp(mf1.ptr, mf2.ptr, mf1.size))
                        goto free_ab_and_return;
                if (DIFF_OPT_TST(o, BINARY))
-                       emit_binary_diff(&mf1, &mf2);
+                       emit_binary_diff(o->file, &mf1, &mf2);
                else
-                       printf("Binary files %s and %s differ\n",
-                              lbl[0], lbl[1]);
+                       fprintf(o->file, "Binary files %s and %s differ\n",
+                               lbl[0], lbl[1]);
                o->found_changes = 1;
        }
        else {
@@ -1401,6 +1452,7 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
                ecbdata.color_diff = DIFF_OPT_TST(o, COLOR_DIFF);
                ecbdata.found_changesp = &o->found_changes;
                ecbdata.ws_rule = whitespace_rule(name_b ? name_b : name_a);
+               ecbdata.file = o->file;
                xpp.flags = XDF_NEED_MINIMAL | o->xdl_opts;
                xecfg.ctxlen = o->context;
                xecfg.flags = XDL_EMIT_FUNCNAMES;
@@ -1415,9 +1467,11 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
                ecb.outf = xdiff_outf;
                ecb.priv = &ecbdata;
                ecbdata.xm.consume = fn_out_consume;
-               if (DIFF_OPT_TST(o, COLOR_DIFF_WORDS))
+               if (DIFF_OPT_TST(o, COLOR_DIFF_WORDS)) {
                        ecbdata.diff_words =
                                xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct diff_words_data));
+                       ecbdata.diff_words->file = o->file;
+               }
                xdi_diff(&mf1, &mf2, &xpp, &xecfg, &ecb);
                if (DIFF_OPT_TST(o, COLOR_DIFF_WORDS))
                        free_diff_words_data(&ecbdata);
@@ -1496,6 +1550,7 @@ static void builtin_checkdiff(const char *name_a, const char *name_b,
        data.lineno = 0;
        data.color_diff = DIFF_OPT_TST(o, COLOR_DIFF);
        data.ws_rule = whitespace_rule(attr_path);
+       data.file = o->file;
 
        if (fill_mmfile(&mf1, one) < 0 || fill_mmfile(&mf2, two) < 0)
                die("unable to read files to diff");
@@ -1966,7 +2021,7 @@ static void run_diff_cmd(const char *pgm,
                builtin_diff(name, other ? other : name,
                             one, two, xfrm_msg, o, complete_rewrite);
        else
-               printf("* Unmerged path %s\n", name);
+               fprintf(o->file, "* Unmerged path %s\n", name);
 }
 
 static void diff_fill_sha1_info(struct diff_filespec *one)
@@ -2157,12 +2212,14 @@ static void run_checkdiff(struct diff_filepair *p, struct diff_options *o)
 void diff_setup(struct diff_options *options)
 {
        memset(options, 0, sizeof(*options));
+
+       options->file = stdout;
+
        options->line_termination = '\n';
        options->break_opt = -1;
        options->rename_limit = -1;
        options->dirstat_percent = 3;
        options->context = 3;
-       options->msg_sep = "";
 
        options->change = diff_change;
        options->add_remove = diff_addremove;
@@ -2470,7 +2527,10 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options, const char **av, int ac)
                options->b_prefix = arg + 13;
        else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-prefix"))
                options->a_prefix = options->b_prefix = "";
-       else
+       else if (!prefixcmp(arg, "--output=")) {
+               options->file = fopen(arg + strlen("--output="), "w");
+               options->close_file = 1;
+       } else
                return 0;
        return 1;
 }
@@ -2599,15 +2659,15 @@ static void diff_flush_raw(struct diff_filepair *p, struct diff_options *opt)
        int inter_name_termination = line_termination ? '\t' : '\0';
 
        if (!(opt->output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_NAME_STATUS)) {
-               printf(":%06o %06o %s ", p->one->mode, p->two->mode,
-                      diff_unique_abbrev(p->one->sha1, opt->abbrev));
-               printf("%s ", diff_unique_abbrev(p->two->sha1, opt->abbrev));
+               fprintf(opt->file, ":%06o %06o %s ", p->one->mode, p->two->mode,
+                       diff_unique_abbrev(p->one->sha1, opt->abbrev));
+               fprintf(opt->file, "%s ", diff_unique_abbrev(p->two->sha1, opt->abbrev));
        }
        if (p->score) {
-               printf("%c%03d%c", p->status, similarity_index(p),
-                          inter_name_termination);
+               fprintf(opt->file, "%c%03d%c", p->status, similarity_index(p),
+                       inter_name_termination);
        } else {
-               printf("%c%c", p->status, inter_name_termination);
+               fprintf(opt->file, "%c%c", p->status, inter_name_termination);
        }
 
        if (p->status == DIFF_STATUS_COPIED ||
@@ -2616,14 +2676,14 @@ static void diff_flush_raw(struct diff_filepair *p, struct diff_options *opt)
                name_a = p->one->path;
                name_b = p->two->path;
                strip_prefix(opt->prefix_length, &name_a, &name_b);
-               write_name_quoted(name_a, stdout, inter_name_termination);
-               write_name_quoted(name_b, stdout, line_termination);
+               write_name_quoted(name_a, opt->file, inter_name_termination);
+               write_name_quoted(name_b, opt->file, line_termination);
        } else {
                const char *name_a, *name_b;
                name_a = p->one->mode ? p->one->path : p->two->path;
                name_b = NULL;
                strip_prefix(opt->prefix_length, &name_a, &name_b);
-               write_name_quoted(name_a, stdout, line_termination);
+               write_name_quoted(name_a, opt->file, line_termination);
        }
 }
 
@@ -2825,62 +2885,62 @@ static void flush_one_pair(struct diff_filepair *p, struct diff_options *opt)
                name_a = p->two->path;
                name_b = NULL;
                strip_prefix(opt->prefix_length, &name_a, &name_b);
-               write_name_quoted(name_a, stdout, opt->line_termination);
+               write_name_quoted(name_a, opt->file, opt->line_termination);
        }
 }
 
-static void show_file_mode_name(const char *newdelete, struct diff_filespec *fs)
+static void show_file_mode_name(FILE *file, const char *newdelete, struct diff_filespec *fs)
 {
        if (fs->mode)
-               printf(" %s mode %06o ", newdelete, fs->mode);
+               fprintf(file, " %s mode %06o ", newdelete, fs->mode);
        else
-               printf(" %s ", newdelete);
-       write_name_quoted(fs->path, stdout, '\n');
+               fprintf(file, " %s ", newdelete);
+       write_name_quoted(fs->path, file, '\n');
 }
 
 
-static void show_mode_change(struct diff_filepair *p, int show_name)
+static void show_mode_change(FILE *file, struct diff_filepair *p, int show_name)
 {
        if (p->one->mode && p->two->mode && p->one->mode != p->two->mode) {
-               printf(" mode change %06o => %06o%c", p->one->mode, p->two->mode,
+               fprintf(file, " mode change %06o => %06o%c", p->one->mode, p->two->mode,
                        show_name ? ' ' : '\n');
                if (show_name) {
-                       write_name_quoted(p->two->path, stdout, '\n');
+                       write_name_quoted(p->two->path, file, '\n');
                }
        }
 }
 
-static void show_rename_copy(const char *renamecopy, struct diff_filepair *p)
+static void show_rename_copy(FILE *file, const char *renamecopy, struct diff_filepair *p)
 {
        char *names = pprint_rename(p->one->path, p->two->path);
 
-       printf(" %s %s (%d%%)\n", renamecopy, names, similarity_index(p));
+       fprintf(file, " %s %s (%d%%)\n", renamecopy, names, similarity_index(p));
        free(names);
-       show_mode_change(p, 0);
+       show_mode_change(file, p, 0);
 }
 
-static void diff_summary(struct diff_filepair *p)
+static void diff_summary(FILE *file, struct diff_filepair *p)
 {
        switch(p->status) {
        case DIFF_STATUS_DELETED:
-               show_file_mode_name("delete", p->one);
+               show_file_mode_name(file, "delete", p->one);
                break;
        case DIFF_STATUS_ADDED:
-               show_file_mode_name("create", p->two);
+               show_file_mode_name(file, "create", p->two);
                break;
        case DIFF_STATUS_COPIED:
-               show_rename_copy("copy", p);
+               show_rename_copy(file, "copy", p);
                break;
        case DIFF_STATUS_RENAMED:
-               show_rename_copy("rename", p);
+               show_rename_copy(file, "rename", p);
                break;
        default:
                if (p->score) {
-                       fputs(" rewrite ", stdout);
-                       write_name_quoted(p->two->path, stdout, ' ');
-                       printf("(%d%%)\n", similarity_index(p));
+                       fputs(" rewrite ", file);
+                       write_name_quoted(p->two->path, file, ' ');
+                       fprintf(file, "(%d%%)\n", similarity_index(p));
                }
-               show_mode_change(p, !p->score);
+               show_mode_change(file, p, !p->score);
                break;
        }
 }
@@ -3071,7 +3131,7 @@ void diff_flush(struct diff_options *options)
                separator++;
        }
 
-       if (output_format & (DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT|DIFF_FORMAT_SHORTSTAT|DIFF_FORMAT_NUMSTAT|DIFF_FORMAT_DIRSTAT)) {
+       if (output_format & (DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT|DIFF_FORMAT_SHORTSTAT|DIFF_FORMAT_NUMSTAT)) {
                struct diffstat_t diffstat;
 
                memset(&diffstat, 0, sizeof(struct diffstat_t));
@@ -3081,21 +3141,21 @@ void diff_flush(struct diff_options *options)
                        if (check_pair_status(p))
                                diff_flush_stat(p, options, &diffstat);
                }
-               if (output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_DIRSTAT)
-                       show_dirstat(&diffstat, options);
                if (output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_NUMSTAT)
                        show_numstat(&diffstat, options);
                if (output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT)
                        show_stats(&diffstat, options);
                if (output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_SHORTSTAT)
-                       show_shortstats(&diffstat);
+                       show_shortstats(&diffstat, options);
                free_diffstat_info(&diffstat);
                separator++;
        }
+       if (output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_DIRSTAT)
+               show_dirstat(options);
 
        if (output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_SUMMARY && !is_summary_empty(q)) {
                for (i = 0; i < q->nr; i++)
-                       diff_summary(q->queue[i]);
+                       diff_summary(options->file, q->queue[i]);
                separator++;
        }
 
@@ -3103,9 +3163,9 @@ void diff_flush(struct diff_options *options)
                if (separator) {
                        if (options->stat_sep) {
                                /* attach patch instead of inline */
-                               fputs(options->stat_sep, stdout);
+                               fputs(options->stat_sep, options->file);
                        } else {
-                               putchar(options->line_termination);
+                               putc(options->line_termination, options->file);
                        }
                }
 
@@ -3125,6 +3185,8 @@ void diff_flush(struct diff_options *options)
        free(q->queue);
        q->queue = NULL;
        q->nr = q->alloc = 0;
+       if (options->close_file)
+               fclose(options->file);
 }
 
 static void diffcore_apply_filter(const char *filter)