doc: note that -L supports patch formatting and pickaxe options
Now that -L output flows through the standard diff pipeline, document that patch formatting options like --word-diff, --color-moved, --no-prefix, whitespace handling (-w, -b), and pickaxe options (-S, -G) are supported. Signed-off-by: Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Michael Montalbo committed
Mar 17, 2026 at 02:21 UTC
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Documentation/line-range-options.adoc
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--- a/Documentation/line-range-options.adoc
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@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@
(namely `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--shortstat`, `--dirstat`, `--summary`,
`--name-only`, `--name-status`, `--check`) are not currently implemented.
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+Patch formatting options such as `--word-diff`, `--color-moved`,
+`--no-prefix`, and whitespace options (`-w`, `-b`) are supported,
+as are pickaxe options (`-S`, `-G`).
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include::line-range-format.adoc[]