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From: Manlio Perillo <manlio.perillo@gmail.com>
Subject: Incorrect man page for git-diff
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:40:08 +0100
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Hi.

Documentation seems to suggest this is supported, but it is not true:

  $ git diff HEAD:git.c HEAD~100:git.c -- git.c
  usage: git diff [<options>] [<commit> [<commit>]] [--] [<path>...]

unless I'm missing something.



Manlio

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