Merge branch 'ct/diff-with-merge-base-clarification' into master
Doc update.
* ct/diff-with-merge-base-clarification:
git-diff.txt: reorder possible usages
git-diff.txt: don't mark required argument as optional
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
index 1018110..727f24d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
@@ -63,13 +63,7 @@
This is to view the changes between two arbitrary
<commit>.
-'git diff' [<options>] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
-
- This is synonymous to the previous form. If <commit> on
- one side is omitted, it will have the same effect as
- using HEAD instead.
-
-'git diff' [<options>] <commit> [<commit>...] <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit>... <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the results of a merge commit. The first
listed <commit> must be the merge itself; the remaining two or
@@ -78,6 +72,13 @@
For instance, if `master` names a merge commit, `git diff master
master^@` gives the same combined diff as `git show master`.
+'git diff' [<options>] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+
+ This is synonymous to the earlier form (without the "..") for
+ viewing the changes between two arbitrary <commit>. If <commit> on
+ one side is omitted, it will have the same effect as
+ using HEAD instead.
+
'git diff' [<options>] <commit>\...<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes on the branch containing
