From: "Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>,
Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] diff-format.adoc: 'git diff-files' prints two lines for unmerged files
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 15:48:10 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6c7d5c5853d5e36a0fddcc403c5be66f51517c00.1778860091.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2304.git.git.1778860091.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
Since 10637b84d9 (diff-files: -1/-2/-3 to diff against unmerged stage.,
2005-11-29), for unmerged entries 'git diff-files' print both an
"unmerged" line ('U'), as well as an "in-place edit" line ('M')
comparing stage 2 (by default) with the working tree. The "Raw output
format" documentation however mentions that all commands print a single
line per changed file. Adjust diff-format.adoc to also mention this
special case, for completeness.
Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/diff-format.adoc | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-format.adoc b/Documentation/diff-format.adoc
index 7f18c64f1e..43d91ef868 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-format.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/diff-format.adoc
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ compared differs:
`git-diff-files [<pattern>...]`::
compares the index and the files on the filesystem.
-All the commands print one output line per changed file.
+All the commands print one output line per changed file,
+except `git diff-files` in the case of an unmerged file, which prints
+both an "unmerged" and an "in-place edit" line.
An output line is formatted this way:
--
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2026-05-15 15:48 [PATCH 0/3] Some more "Raw output format" doc improvements Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
2026-05-15 15:48 ` [PATCH 1/3] diff-format.adoc: remove mention of diff-tree specific output Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
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2026-05-15 15:48 ` [PATCH 3/3] diff-format.adoc: mode and hash are 0* for unmerged paths from index only Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget
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