| git-diff-stages(1) | 
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 | NAME | 
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 | git-diff-stages - Compares content and mode of blobs between stages in an unmerged index file | 
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 | SYNOPSIS | 
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 | 'git-diff-stages' [<common diff options>] <stage1> <stage2> [<path>...] | 
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 | DESCRIPTION | 
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 | Compares the content and mode of the blobs in two stages in an | 
 | unmerged index file. | 
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 | OPTIONS | 
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 | include::diff-options.txt[] | 
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 | <stage1>,<stage2>:: | 
 | 	The stage number to be compared. | 
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 | Output format | 
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 | include::diff-format.txt[] | 
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 | Author | 
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 | Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> | 
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 | Documentation | 
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 | Documentation by Junio C Hamano. | 
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 | GIT | 
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 | Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |