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1 git-diff-files(1)
2 =================
3
4 NAME
5 ----
6 git-diff-files - Compares files in the working tree and the index
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8
9 SYNOPSIS
10 --------
11 'git-diff-files' [-q] [-0|-1|-2|-3|-c|--cc|--no-index] [<common diff options>] [<path>...]
12
13 DESCRIPTION
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15 Compares the files in the working tree and the index. When paths
16 are specified, compares only those named paths. Otherwise all
17 entries in the index are compared. The output format is the
18 same as "git-diff-index" and "git-diff-tree".
19
20 OPTIONS
21 -------
22 include::diff-options.txt[]
23
24 -1 -2 -3 or --base --ours --theirs, and -0::
25 Diff against the "base" version, "our branch" or "their
26 branch" respectively. With these options, diffs for
27 merged entries are not shown.
28 +
29 The default is to diff against our branch (-2) and the
30 cleanly resolved paths. The option -0 can be given to
31 omit diff output for unmerged entries and just show "Unmerged".
32
33 -c,--cc::
34 This compares stage 2 (our branch), stage 3 (their
35 branch) and the working tree file and outputs a combined
36 diff, similar to the way 'diff-tree' shows a merge
37 commit with these flags.
38
39 --no-index::
40 Compare the two given files / directories.
41
42 -q::
43 Remain silent even on nonexistent files
44
45 Output format
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47 include::diff-format.txt[]
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49
50 Author
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52 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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54 Documentation
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56 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
57
58 GIT
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60 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite