SYNOPSIS and other manuals use [options] but DESCRIPTION
used [--options].
Signed-off-by: Andreas Heiduk <ashei...@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git-diff.txt | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
index 6593b58299..7c2c442700 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Show changes between the working tree and the index or a
tree, changes
between the index and a tree, changes between two trees, changes between
two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
-'git diff' [--options] [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [options] [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you made relative to
the index (staging area for the next commit). In other
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
further add to the index but you still haven't. You can
stage these changes by using linkgit:git-add[1].
-'git diff' [--options] --no-index [--] <path> <path>::
+'git diff' [options] --no-index [--] <path> <path>::
This form is to compare the given two paths on the
filesystem. You can omit the `--no-index` option when
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
or when running the command outside a working tree
controlled by Git.
-'git diff' [--options] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [options] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you staged for the next
commit relative to the named <commit>. Typically you
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
<commit> is not given, it shows all staged changes.
--staged is a synonym of --cached.
-'git diff' [--options] <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [options] <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you have in your
working tree relative to the named <commit>. You can
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
branch name to compare with the tip of a different
branch.
-'git diff' [--options] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [options] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This is to view the changes between two arbitrary
<commit>.
-'git diff' [--options] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [options] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This is synonymous to the previous form. If <commit> on
one side is omitted, it will have the same effect as
using HEAD instead.
-'git diff' [--options] <commit>\...<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [options] <commit>\...<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes on the branch containing
and up to the second <commit>, starting at a common ancestor
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