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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:02:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([172.212.169.147]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 586e51a60fabf-416e61b9c24sm2829529fac.0.2026.03.06.17.02.27 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:02:28 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <0d3e84a088ec53368a748684268db89064632871.1772845338.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: From: "Michael Montalbo via GitGitGadget" Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:02:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] doc: note that -L supports patch formatting and pickaxe options Fcc: Sent Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Michael Montalbo , Michael Montalbo From: Michael Montalbo Now that -L output flows through the standard diff pipeline, document that patch formatting options like --word-diff, --color-moved, --no-prefix, whitespace handling (-w, -b), and pickaxe options (-S, -G) are supported. Signed-off-by: Michael Montalbo --- Documentation/line-range-options.adoc | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc b/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc index c44ba05320..aa236281b3 100644 --- a/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc +++ b/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc @@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ Patch output can be suppressed using `--no-patch`, but other diff formats (namely `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--shortstat`, `--dirstat`, `--summary`, `--name-only`, `--name-status`, `--check`) are not currently implemented. ++ + Patch formatting options such as `--word-diff`, `--color-moved`, + `--no-prefix`, and whitespace options (`-w`, `-b`) are supported, + as are pickaxe options (`-S`, `-G`). + include::line-range-format.adoc[] -- gitgitgadget