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merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) writes:

>>>>>> "Theodore" == Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu> writes:
>
> Theodore> And I'm still not sure why
>
> Theodore> 	git show v1.5.0..v1.5.0.1 
>
> Theodore> doesn't throw an error, and why it prints what it does...
>
> Wait, that doesn't throw an error?
>
> (tries it)
>
> OK, how is that different from git-diff ?

I do not think there is any difference.  "show" is about
multiple points, not ranges.  "diff" is about multiple
(typically two) points, and not ranges.