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From:   Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
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On Aug 26 2019, Dhaval Patel <drdhaval2785@gmail.com> wrote:

> If it is only about files and revisions both being handled by git
> diff, would it not ne possible to do something like this?
>
> For files
>
> git diff -f a[PRESS TAB]
>
> For revisions
>
> git diff -r a[PRESS TAB]
>
> Some sort of flag which says we are handling files or revisions.

That already exists, it is spelt `--'.

Andreas.

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