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| author | Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com> | 2026-05-28 19:21:45 +0000 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2026-05-29 10:11:24 +0900 |
| commit | 1ec041bebb46159562c4beeb2e6980284e0f9a28 (patch) | |
| tree | e5cb3580f9610fb487eb9dc278323c2c694d0e51 /t/t4013/diff.diff_initial..side | |
| parent | 67ad42147a7acc2af6074753ebd03d904476118f (diff) | |
doc: clarify that --word-diff operates on line-level hunks
The --word-diff documentation describes the output modes and
word-regex mechanics but does not explain that word-diff operates
within the hunks produced by the line-level diff rather than
performing an independent word-stream comparison. This can
surprise users when the line-level alignment causes word-level
changes to appear even though the words in both files are
identical.
Add an implementation note explaining the two-stage relationship
and that the output may change if Git acquires a different
implementation in the future.
Signed-off-by: Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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