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change ent to tree in git-diff documentation
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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Matthias Lederhofer authored and Junio C Hamano committed Jul 9, 2006
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18 changes: 9 additions & 9 deletions Documentation/git-diff.txt
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SYNOPSIS
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'git-diff' [ --diff-options ] <ent>{0,2} [<path>...]
'git-diff' [ --diff-options ] <tree-ish>{0,2} [<path>...]

DESCRIPTION
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Show changes between two ents, an ent and the working tree, an
ent and the index file, or the index file and the working tree.
Show changes between two trees, a tree and the working tree, a
tree and the index file, or the index file and the working tree.
The combination of what is compared with what is determined by
the number of ents given to the command.
the number of trees given to the command.

* When no <ent> is given, the working tree and the index
file is compared, using `git-diff-files`.
* When no <tree-ish> is given, the working tree and the index
file are compared, using `git-diff-files`.

* When one <ent> is given, the working tree and the named
tree is compared, using `git-diff-index`. The option
* When one <tree-ish> is given, the working tree and the named
tree are compared, using `git-diff-index`. The option
`--cached` can be given to compare the index file and
the named tree.

* When two <ent>s are given, these two trees are compared
* When two <tree-ish>s are given, these two trees are compared
using `git-diff-tree`.

OPTIONS
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Documentation/glossary.txt
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ent::
Favorite synonym to "tree-ish" by some total geeks. See
`http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth)` for an in-depth
explanation.
explanation. Avoid this term, not to confuse people.

fast forward::
A fast-forward is a special type of merge where you have
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