endif::git-format-patch[]
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
+
-z::
- NUL-line termination on output. This affects the `--raw`
- output field terminator. Also output from commands such
- as `git-log` will be delimited with NUL between commits.
+ifdef::git-log[]
+ Separate the commits with NULs instead of with new newlines.
++
+Also, when `--raw` or `--numstat` has been given, do not munge
+pathnames and use NULs as output field terminators.
+endif::git-log[]
+ifndef::git-log[]
+ When `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--name-only` or `--name-status` has been
+ given, do not munge pathnames and use NULs as output field terminators.
+endif::git-log[]
++
+Without this option, each pathname output will have TAB, LF, double quotes,
+and backslash characters replaced with `\t`, `\n`, `\"`, and `\\`,
+respectively, and the pathname will be enclosed in double quotes if
+any of those replacements occurred.
--name-only::
Show only names of changed files.