Eleventh batch for 2.10

diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 3cb301556eb2c6571298020cdea0374eb771638f..705a8739420067d433817c0f855c5cb4ee99559b 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
        Synonym for `-p --raw`.
 endif::git-format-patch[]
 
+--compaction-heuristic::
+--no-compaction-heuristic::
+       These are to help debugging and tuning an experimental
+       heuristic (which is off by default) that shifts the hunk
+       boundary in an attempt to make the resulting patch easier
+       to read.
+
 --minimal::
        Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible
        diff is produced.
@@ -412,6 +419,9 @@ ifndef::git-format-patch[]
        paths are selected if there is any file that matches
        other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file
        that matches other criteria, nothing is selected.
++
+Also, these upper-case letters can be downcased to exclude.  E.g.
+`--diff-filter=ad` excludes added and deleted paths.
 
 -S<string>::
        Look for differences that change the number of occurrences of