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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt | 10 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt index b463593408..a353d12628 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt @@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ Cached Mode ----------- If '--cached' is specified, it allows you to ask: - show me the differences between HEAD and the current index + show me the differences between HEAD and the current cache contents (the ones I'd write with a "git-write-tree") -For example, let's say that you have worked on your index file, and are -ready to commit. You want to see eactly *what* you are going to commit is -without having to write a new tree object and compare it that way, and to -do that, you just do +For example, let's say that you have worked on your working directory, updated +some files in the cache and are ready to commit. You want to see eactly +*what* you are going to commit is without having to write a new tree +object and compare it that way, and to do that, you just do git-diff-cache --cached $(cat .git/HEAD) |