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diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt index 85ae6d6d08..c065f023ec 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt @@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ If --merge-base is given, use the merge base of the two commits for the This form is to view the results of a merge commit. The first listed <commit> must be the merge itself; the remaining two or - more commits should be its parents. A convenient way to produce - the desired set of revisions is to use the `^@` suffix. - For instance, if `master` names a merge commit, `git diff master - master^@` gives the same combined diff as `git show master`. + more commits should be its parents. Convenient ways to produce + the desired set of revisions are to use the suffixes `^@` and + `^!`. If A is a merge commit, then `git diff A A^@`, + `git diff A^!` and `git show A` all give the same combined diff. 'git diff' [<options>] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]:: @@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ If --merge-base is given, use the merge base of the two commits for the Just in case you are doing something exotic, it should be noted that all of the <commit> in the above description, except in the `--merge-base` case and in the last two forms that use `..` -notations, can be any <tree>. +notations, can be any <tree>. A tree of interest is the one pointed to +by the ref named `AUTO_MERGE`, which is written by the 'ort' merge +strategy upon hitting merge conflicts (see linkgit:git-merge[1]). +Comparing the working tree with `AUTO_MERGE` shows changes you've made +so far to resolve textual conflicts (see the examples below). For a more complete list of ways to spell <commit>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. @@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ Various ways to check your working tree:: $ git diff <1> $ git diff --cached <2> $ git diff HEAD <3> +$ git diff AUTO_MERGE <4> ------------ + <1> Changes in the working tree not yet staged for the next commit. @@ -159,6 +164,8 @@ $ git diff HEAD <3> would be committing if you run `git commit` without `-a` option. <3> Changes in the working tree since your last commit; what you would be committing if you run `git commit -a` +<4> Changes in the working tree you've made to resolve textual + conflicts so far. Comparing with arbitrary commits:: + |