If `n` is specified, it has the same meaning as for `-M<n>`.
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
---diff-filter=[ACDMRTUXB*]::
+--diff-filter=[(A|C|D|M|R|T|U|X|B)...[*]]::
Select only files that are Added (`A`), Copied (`C`),
Deleted (`D`), Modified (`M`), Renamed (`R`), have their
type (i.e. regular file, symlink, submodule, ...) changed (`T`),
are Unmerged (`U`), are
Unknown (`X`), or have had their pairing Broken (`B`).
- Any combination of the filter characters may be used.
+ Any combination of the filter characters (including none) can be used.
When `*` (All-or-none) is added to the combination, all
paths are selected if there is any file that matches
other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file
appearing in diff output; see the 'pickaxe' entry in
linkgit:gitdiffcore[7] for more details.
+-G<regex>::
+ Look for differences whose added or removed line matches
+ the given <regex>.
+
--pickaxe-all::
- When `-S` finds a change, show all the changes in that
+ When `-S` or `-G` finds a change, show all the changes in that
changeset, not just the files that contain the change
in <string>.