diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 2271809d90..602c6bef68 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1077,14 +1077,25 @@ This does not affect linkgit:git-format-patch[1] or the
 'git-diff-{asterisk}' plumbing commands.  Can be overridden on the
 command line with the `--color[=<when>]` option.
 
+diff.colorMoved::
+	If set to either a valid `<mode>` or a true value, moved lines
+	in a diff are colored differently, for details of valid modes
+	see '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1]. If simply set to
+	true the default color mode will be used. When set to false,
+	moved lines are not colored.
+
 color.diff.<slot>::
 	Use customized color for diff colorization.  `<slot>` specifies
 	which part of the patch to use the specified color, and is one
 	of `context` (context text - `plain` is a historical synonym),
 	`meta` (metainformation), `frag`
 	(hunk header), 'func' (function in hunk header), `old` (removed lines),
-	`new` (added lines), `commit` (commit headers), or `whitespace`
-	(highlighting whitespace errors).
+	`new` (added lines), `commit` (commit headers), `whitespace`
+	(highlighting whitespace errors), `oldMoved` (deleted lines),
+	`newMoved` (added lines), `oldMovedDimmed`, `oldMovedAlternative`,
+	`oldMovedAlternativeDimmed`, `newMovedDimmed`, `newMovedAlternative`
+	and `newMovedAlternativeDimmed` (See the '<mode>'
+	setting of '--color-moved' in linkgit:git-diff[1] for details).
 
 color.decorate.<slot>::
 	Use customized color for 'git log --decorate' output.  `<slot>` is one
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 56dedafcd4..b1ab96477b 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -231,6 +231,42 @@ ifdef::git-diff[]
 endif::git-diff[]
 	It is the same as `--color=never`.
 
+--color-moved[=<mode>]::
+	Moved lines of code are colored differently.
+ifdef::git-diff[]
+	It can be changed by the `diff.colorMoved` configuration setting.
+endif::git-diff[]
+	The <mode> defaults to 'no' if the option is not given
+	and to 'zebra' if the option with no mode is given.
+	The mode must be one of:
++
+--
+no::
+	Moved lines are not highlighted.
+default::
+	Is a synonym for `zebra`. This may change to a more sensible mode
+	in the future.
+plain::
+	Any line that is added in one location and was removed
+	in another location will be colored with 'color.diff.newMoved'.
+	Similarly 'color.diff.oldMoved' will be used for removed lines
+	that are added somewhere else in the diff. This mode picks up any
+	moved line, but it is not very useful in a review to determine
+	if a block of code was moved without permutation.
+zebra::
+	Blocks of moved code are detected greedily. The detected blocks are
+	painted using either the 'color.diff.{old,new}Moved' color or
+	'color.diff.{old,new}MovedAlternative'. The change between
+	the two colors indicates that a new block was detected. If there
+	are fewer than 3 adjacent moved lines, they are not marked up
+	as moved, but the regular colors 'color.diff.{old,new}' will be
+	used.
+dimmed_zebra::
+	Similar to 'zebra', but additional dimming of uninteresting parts
+	of moved code is performed. The bordering lines of two adjacent
+	blocks are considered interesting, the rest is uninteresting.
+--
+
 --word-diff[=<mode>]::
 	Show a word diff, using the <mode> to delimit changed words.
 	By default, words are delimited by whitespace; see
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index ab3b52ff92..6ef99e7486 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1955,6 +1955,8 @@ void shift_tree_by(const struct object_id *, const struct object_id *, struct ob
 #define WS_TRAILING_SPACE      (WS_BLANK_AT_EOL|WS_BLANK_AT_EOF)
 #define WS_DEFAULT_RULE (WS_TRAILING_SPACE|WS_SPACE_BEFORE_TAB|8)
 #define WS_TAB_WIDTH_MASK        077
+/* All WS_* -- when extended, adapt diff.c emit_symbol */
+#define WS_RULE_MASK           07777
 extern unsigned whitespace_rule_cfg;
 extern unsigned whitespace_rule(const char *);
 extern unsigned parse_whitespace_rule(const char *);
diff --git a/color.h b/color.h
index 90627650fc..fd2b688dfb 100644
--- a/color.h
+++ b/color.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct strbuf;
 #define GIT_COLOR_BG_BLUE	"\033[44m"
 #define GIT_COLOR_BG_MAGENTA	"\033[45m"
 #define GIT_COLOR_BG_CYAN	"\033[46m"
+#define GIT_COLOR_FAINT		"\033[2m"
+#define GIT_COLOR_FAINT_ITALIC	"\033[2;3m"
 
 /* A special value meaning "no color selected" */
 #define GIT_COLOR_NIL "NIL"
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index 9c71201e9c..8c7e360b69 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "userdiff.h"
 #include "submodule-config.h"
 #include "submodule.h"
+#include "hashmap.h"
 #include "ll-merge.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "argv-array.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ static int diff_indent_heuristic = 1;
 static int diff_rename_limit_default = 400;
 static int diff_suppress_blank_empty;
 static int diff_use_color_default = -1;
+static int diff_color_moved_default;
 static int diff_context_default = 3;
 static int diff_interhunk_context_default;
 static const char *diff_word_regex_cfg;
@@ -56,6 +58,14 @@ static char diff_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
 	GIT_COLOR_YELLOW,	/* COMMIT */
 	GIT_COLOR_BG_RED,	/* WHITESPACE */
 	GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,	/* FUNCINFO */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_MAGENTA,	/* OLD_MOVED */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_BLUE,	/* OLD_MOVED ALTERNATIVE */
+	GIT_COLOR_FAINT,	/* OLD_MOVED_DIM */
+	GIT_COLOR_FAINT_ITALIC,	/* OLD_MOVED_ALTERNATIVE_DIM */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_CYAN,	/* NEW_MOVED */
+	GIT_COLOR_BOLD_YELLOW,	/* NEW_MOVED ALTERNATIVE */
+	GIT_COLOR_FAINT,	/* NEW_MOVED_DIM */
+	GIT_COLOR_FAINT_ITALIC,	/* NEW_MOVED_ALTERNATIVE_DIM */
 };
 
 static NORETURN void die_want_option(const char *option_name)
@@ -81,6 +91,22 @@ static int parse_diff_color_slot(const char *var)
 		return DIFF_WHITESPACE;
 	if (!strcasecmp(var, "func"))
 		return DIFF_FUNCINFO;
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "oldmoved"))
+		return DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED;
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "oldmovedalternative"))
+		return DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_ALT;
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "oldmoveddimmed"))
+		return DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_DIM;
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "oldmovedalternativedimmed"))
+		return DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_ALT_DIM;
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "newmoved"))
+		return DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED;
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "newmovedalternative"))
+		return DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_ALT;
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "newmoveddimmed"))
+		return DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_DIM;
+	if (!strcasecmp(var, "newmovedalternativedimmed"))
+		return DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_ALT_DIM;
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -229,12 +255,44 @@ int git_diff_heuristic_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int parse_color_moved(const char *arg)
+{
+	switch (git_parse_maybe_bool(arg)) {
+	case 0:
+		return COLOR_MOVED_NO;
+	case 1:
+		return COLOR_MOVED_DEFAULT;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(arg, "no"))
+		return COLOR_MOVED_NO;
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "plain"))
+		return COLOR_MOVED_PLAIN;
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "zebra"))
+		return COLOR_MOVED_ZEBRA;
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "default"))
+		return COLOR_MOVED_DEFAULT;
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "dimmed_zebra"))
+		return COLOR_MOVED_ZEBRA_DIM;
+	else
+		return error(_("color moved setting must be one of 'no', 'default', 'zebra', 'dimmed_zebra', 'plain'"));
+}
+
 int git_diff_ui_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(var, "diff.color") || !strcmp(var, "color.diff")) {
 		diff_use_color_default = git_config_colorbool(var, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (!strcmp(var, "diff.colormoved")) {
+		int cm = parse_color_moved(value);
+		if (cm < 0)
+			return -1;
+		diff_color_moved_default = cm;
+		return 0;
+	}
 	if (!strcmp(var, "diff.context")) {
 		diff_context_default = git_config_int(var, value);
 		if (diff_context_default < 0)
@@ -554,6 +612,668 @@ static void emit_line(struct diff_options *o, const char *set, const char *reset
 	emit_line_0(o, set, reset, line[0], line+1, len-1);
 }
 
+enum diff_symbol {
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER_DELTA,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER_LITERAL,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_BODY,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_FOOTER,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_NO_FILES,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_ABBREV,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_INSERTS_DELETES,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_LINE,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_WORD_DIFF,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_STAT_SEP,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SUMMARY,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_ADD,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_DEL,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_UNTRACKED,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_MODIFIED,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_HEADER,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_ERROR,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_PIPETHROUGH,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_REWRITE_DIFF,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_FILES,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_PLUS,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_MINUS,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS_PORCELAIN,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_INCOMPLETE,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_NO_LF_EOF,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_FRAGINFO,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_MARKER,
+	DIFF_SYMBOL_SEPARATOR
+};
+/*
+ * Flags for content lines:
+ * 0..12 are whitespace rules
+ * 13-15 are WSEH_NEW | WSEH_OLD | WSEH_CONTEXT
+ * 16 is marking if the line is blank at EOF
+ */
+#define DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_BLANK_LINE_EOF	(1<<16)
+#define DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE			(1<<17)
+#define DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT		(1<<18)
+#define DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING	(1<<19)
+#define DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK (WSEH_NEW | WSEH_OLD | WSEH_CONTEXT | WS_RULE_MASK)
+
+/*
+ * This struct is used when we need to buffer the output of the diff output.
+ *
+ * NEEDSWORK: Instead of storing a copy of the line, add an offset pointer
+ * into the pre/post image file. This pointer could be a union with the
+ * line pointer. By storing an offset into the file instead of the literal line,
+ * we can decrease the memory footprint for the buffered output. At first we
+ * may want to only have indirection for the content lines, but we could also
+ * enhance the state for emitting prefabricated lines, e.g. the similarity
+ * score line or hunk/file headers would only need to store a number or path
+ * and then the output can be constructed later on depending on state.
+ */
+struct emitted_diff_symbol {
+	const char *line;
+	int len;
+	int flags;
+	enum diff_symbol s;
+};
+#define EMITTED_DIFF_SYMBOL_INIT {NULL}
+
+struct emitted_diff_symbols {
+	struct emitted_diff_symbol *buf;
+	int nr, alloc;
+};
+#define EMITTED_DIFF_SYMBOLS_INIT {NULL, 0, 0}
+
+static void append_emitted_diff_symbol(struct diff_options *o,
+				       struct emitted_diff_symbol *e)
+{
+	struct emitted_diff_symbol *f;
+
+	ALLOC_GROW(o->emitted_symbols->buf,
+		   o->emitted_symbols->nr + 1,
+		   o->emitted_symbols->alloc);
+	f = &o->emitted_symbols->buf[o->emitted_symbols->nr++];
+
+	memcpy(f, e, sizeof(struct emitted_diff_symbol));
+	f->line = e->line ? xmemdupz(e->line, e->len) : NULL;
+}
+
+struct moved_entry {
+	struct hashmap_entry ent;
+	const struct emitted_diff_symbol *es;
+	struct moved_entry *next_line;
+};
+
+static int next_byte(const char **cp, const char **endp,
+		     const struct diff_options *diffopt)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	if (*cp > *endp)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (DIFF_XDL_TST(diffopt, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE)) {
+		while (*cp < *endp && isspace(**cp))
+			(*cp)++;
+		/*
+		 * After skipping a couple of whitespaces, we still have to
+		 * account for one space.
+		 */
+		return (int)' ';
+	}
+
+	if (DIFF_XDL_TST(diffopt, IGNORE_WHITESPACE)) {
+		while (*cp < *endp && isspace(**cp))
+			(*cp)++;
+		/* return the first non-ws character via the usual below */
+	}
+
+	retval = (unsigned char)(**cp);
+	(*cp)++;
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int moved_entry_cmp(const struct diff_options *diffopt,
+			   const struct moved_entry *a,
+			   const struct moved_entry *b,
+			   const void *keydata)
+{
+	const char *ap = a->es->line, *ae = a->es->line + a->es->len;
+	const char *bp = b->es->line, *be = b->es->line + b->es->len;
+
+	if (!(diffopt->xdl_opts & XDF_WHITESPACE_FLAGS))
+		return a->es->len != b->es->len  || memcmp(ap, bp, a->es->len);
+
+	if (DIFF_XDL_TST(diffopt, IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL)) {
+		while (ae > ap && isspace(*ae))
+			ae--;
+		while (be > bp && isspace(*be))
+			be--;
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		int ca, cb;
+		ca = next_byte(&ap, &ae, diffopt);
+		cb = next_byte(&bp, &be, diffopt);
+		if (ca != cb)
+			return 1;
+		if (ca < 0)
+			return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static unsigned get_string_hash(struct emitted_diff_symbol *es, struct diff_options *o)
+{
+	if (o->xdl_opts & XDF_WHITESPACE_FLAGS) {
+		static struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+		const char *ap = es->line, *ae = es->line + es->len;
+		int c;
+
+		strbuf_reset(&sb);
+		while (ae > ap && isspace(*ae))
+			ae--;
+		while ((c = next_byte(&ap, &ae, o)) > 0)
+			strbuf_addch(&sb, c);
+
+		return memhash(sb.buf, sb.len);
+	} else {
+		return memhash(es->line, es->len);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct moved_entry *prepare_entry(struct diff_options *o,
+					 int line_no)
+{
+	struct moved_entry *ret = xmalloc(sizeof(*ret));
+	struct emitted_diff_symbol *l = &o->emitted_symbols->buf[line_no];
+
+	ret->ent.hash = get_string_hash(l, o);
+	ret->es = l;
+	ret->next_line = NULL;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void add_lines_to_move_detection(struct diff_options *o,
+					struct hashmap *add_lines,
+					struct hashmap *del_lines)
+{
+	struct moved_entry *prev_line = NULL;
+
+	int n;
+	for (n = 0; n < o->emitted_symbols->nr; n++) {
+		struct hashmap *hm;
+		struct moved_entry *key;
+
+		switch (o->emitted_symbols->buf[n].s) {
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS:
+			hm = add_lines;
+			break;
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS:
+			hm = del_lines;
+			break;
+		default:
+			prev_line = NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		key = prepare_entry(o, n);
+		if (prev_line && prev_line->es->s == o->emitted_symbols->buf[n].s)
+			prev_line->next_line = key;
+
+		hashmap_add(hm, key);
+		prev_line = key;
+	}
+}
+
+static int shrink_potential_moved_blocks(struct moved_entry **pmb,
+					 int pmb_nr)
+{
+	int lp, rp;
+
+	/* Shrink the set of potential block to the remaining running */
+	for (lp = 0, rp = pmb_nr - 1; lp <= rp;) {
+		while (lp < pmb_nr && pmb[lp])
+			lp++;
+		/* lp points at the first NULL now */
+
+		while (rp > -1 && !pmb[rp])
+			rp--;
+		/* rp points at the last non-NULL */
+
+		if (lp < pmb_nr && rp > -1 && lp < rp) {
+			pmb[lp] = pmb[rp];
+			pmb[rp] = NULL;
+			rp--;
+			lp++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Remember the number of running sets */
+	return rp + 1;
+}
+
+/* Find blocks of moved code, delegate actual coloring decision to helper */
+static void mark_color_as_moved(struct diff_options *o,
+				struct hashmap *add_lines,
+				struct hashmap *del_lines)
+{
+	struct moved_entry **pmb = NULL; /* potentially moved blocks */
+	int pmb_nr = 0, pmb_alloc = 0;
+	int n, flipped_block = 1, block_length = 0;
+
+
+	for (n = 0; n < o->emitted_symbols->nr; n++) {
+		struct hashmap *hm = NULL;
+		struct moved_entry *key;
+		struct moved_entry *match = NULL;
+		struct emitted_diff_symbol *l = &o->emitted_symbols->buf[n];
+		int i;
+
+		switch (l->s) {
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS:
+			hm = del_lines;
+			key = prepare_entry(o, n);
+			match = hashmap_get(hm, key, o);
+			free(key);
+			break;
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS:
+			hm = add_lines;
+			key = prepare_entry(o, n);
+			match = hashmap_get(hm, key, o);
+			free(key);
+			break;
+		default:
+			flipped_block = 1;
+		}
+
+		if (!match) {
+			if (block_length < COLOR_MOVED_MIN_BLOCK_LENGTH &&
+			    o->color_moved != COLOR_MOVED_PLAIN) {
+				for (i = 0; i < block_length + 1; i++) {
+					l = &o->emitted_symbols->buf[n - i];
+					l->flags &= ~DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE;
+				}
+			}
+			pmb_nr = 0;
+			block_length = 0;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		l->flags |= DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE;
+		block_length++;
+
+		if (o->color_moved == COLOR_MOVED_PLAIN)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Check any potential block runs, advance each or nullify */
+		for (i = 0; i < pmb_nr; i++) {
+			struct moved_entry *p = pmb[i];
+			struct moved_entry *pnext = (p && p->next_line) ?
+					p->next_line : NULL;
+			if (pnext && !hm->cmpfn(o, pnext, match, NULL)) {
+				pmb[i] = p->next_line;
+			} else {
+				pmb[i] = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+
+		pmb_nr = shrink_potential_moved_blocks(pmb, pmb_nr);
+
+		if (pmb_nr == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * The current line is the start of a new block.
+			 * Setup the set of potential blocks.
+			 */
+			for (; match; match = hashmap_get_next(hm, match)) {
+				ALLOC_GROW(pmb, pmb_nr + 1, pmb_alloc);
+				pmb[pmb_nr++] = match;
+			}
+
+			flipped_block = (flipped_block + 1) % 2;
+		}
+
+		if (flipped_block)
+			l->flags |= DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT;
+	}
+
+	free(pmb);
+}
+
+#define DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ZEBRA_MASK \
+  (DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE | DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT)
+static void dim_moved_lines(struct diff_options *o)
+{
+	int n;
+	for (n = 0; n < o->emitted_symbols->nr; n++) {
+		struct emitted_diff_symbol *prev = (n != 0) ?
+				&o->emitted_symbols->buf[n - 1] : NULL;
+		struct emitted_diff_symbol *l = &o->emitted_symbols->buf[n];
+		struct emitted_diff_symbol *next =
+				(n < o->emitted_symbols->nr - 1) ?
+				&o->emitted_symbols->buf[n + 1] : NULL;
+
+		/* Not a plus or minus line? */
+		if (l->s != DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS && l->s != DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Not a moved line? */
+		if (!(l->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * If prev or next are not a plus or minus line,
+		 * pretend they don't exist
+		 */
+		if (prev && prev->s != DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS &&
+			    prev->s != DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS)
+			prev = NULL;
+		if (next && next->s != DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS &&
+			    next->s != DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS)
+			next = NULL;
+
+		/* Inside a block? */
+		if ((prev &&
+		    (prev->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ZEBRA_MASK) ==
+		    (l->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ZEBRA_MASK)) &&
+		    (next &&
+		    (next->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ZEBRA_MASK) ==
+		    (l->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ZEBRA_MASK))) {
+			l->flags |= DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Check if we are at an interesting bound: */
+		if (prev && (prev->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE) &&
+		    (prev->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT) !=
+		       (l->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT))
+			continue;
+		if (next && (next->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE) &&
+		    (next->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT) !=
+		       (l->flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * The boundary to prev and next are not interesting,
+		 * so this line is not interesting as a whole
+		 */
+		l->flags |= DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING;
+	}
+}
+
+static void emit_line_ws_markup(struct diff_options *o,
+				const char *set, const char *reset,
+				const char *line, int len, char sign,
+				unsigned ws_rule, int blank_at_eof)
+{
+	const char *ws = NULL;
+
+	if (o->ws_error_highlight & ws_rule) {
+		ws = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_WHITESPACE);
+		if (!*ws)
+			ws = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!ws)
+		emit_line_0(o, set, reset, sign, line, len);
+	else if (blank_at_eof)
+		/* Blank line at EOF - paint '+' as well */
+		emit_line_0(o, ws, reset, sign, line, len);
+	else {
+		/* Emit just the prefix, then the rest. */
+		emit_line_0(o, set, reset, sign, "", 0);
+		ws_check_emit(line, len, ws_rule,
+			      o->file, set, reset, ws);
+	}
+}
+
+static void emit_diff_symbol_from_struct(struct diff_options *o,
+					 struct emitted_diff_symbol *eds)
+{
+	static const char *nneof = " No newline at end of file\n";
+	const char *context, *reset, *set, *meta, *fraginfo;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	enum diff_symbol s = eds->s;
+	const char *line = eds->line;
+	int len = eds->len;
+	unsigned flags = eds->flags;
+
+	switch (s) {
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_NO_LF_EOF:
+		context = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		putc('\n', o->file);
+		emit_line_0(o, context, reset, '\\',
+			    nneof, strlen(nneof));
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_HEADER:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_ERROR:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_PIPETHROUGH:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_INSERTS_DELETES:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SUMMARY:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_LINE:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_BODY:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_FRAGINFO:
+		emit_line(o, "", "", line, len);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_INCOMPLETE:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_MARKER:
+		context = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SEPARATOR:
+		fprintf(o->file, "%s%c",
+			diff_line_prefix(o),
+			o->line_termination);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT:
+		set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set, reset, line, len, ' ',
+				    flags & (DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK), 0);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS:
+		switch (flags & (DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE |
+				 DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT |
+				 DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING)) {
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE |
+		     DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT |
+		     DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_ALT_DIM);
+			break;
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE |
+		     DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_ALT);
+			break;
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE |
+		     DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_DIM);
+			break;
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED);
+			break;
+		default:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_NEW);
+		}
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set, reset, line, len, '+',
+				    flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK,
+				    flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_BLANK_LINE_EOF);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS:
+		switch (flags & (DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE |
+				 DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT |
+				 DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING)) {
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE |
+		     DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT |
+		     DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_ALT_DIM);
+			break;
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE |
+		     DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_ALT:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_ALT);
+			break;
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE |
+		     DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE_UNINTERESTING:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_DIM);
+			break;
+		case DIFF_SYMBOL_MOVED_LINE:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED);
+			break;
+		default:
+			set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD);
+		}
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		emit_line_ws_markup(o, set, reset, line, len, '-',
+				    flags & DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_WS_MASK, 0);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS_PORCELAIN:
+		context = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
+		fputs("~\n", o->file);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS:
+		context = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_CONTEXT);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		/*
+		 * Skip the prefix character, if any.  With
+		 * diff_suppress_blank_empty, there may be
+		 * none.
+		 */
+		if (line[0] != '\n') {
+			line++;
+			len--;
+		}
+		emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_PLUS:
+		meta = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_METAINFO);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		fprintf(o->file, "%s%s+++ %s%s%s\n", diff_line_prefix(o), meta,
+			line, reset,
+			strchr(line, ' ') ? "\t" : "");
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_MINUS:
+		meta = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_METAINFO);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		fprintf(o->file, "%s%s--- %s%s%s\n", diff_line_prefix(o), meta,
+			line, reset,
+			strchr(line, ' ') ? "\t" : "");
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_FILES:
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER:
+		fprintf(o->file, "%s", line);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER:
+		fprintf(o->file, "%sGIT binary patch\n", diff_line_prefix(o));
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER_DELTA:
+		fprintf(o->file, "%sdelta %s\n", diff_line_prefix(o), line);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER_LITERAL:
+		fprintf(o->file, "%sliteral %s\n", diff_line_prefix(o), line);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_FOOTER:
+		fputs(diff_line_prefix(o), o->file);
+		fputc('\n', o->file);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_REWRITE_DIFF:
+		fraginfo = diff_get_color(o->use_color, DIFF_FRAGINFO);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		emit_line(o, fraginfo, reset, line, len);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_ADD:
+		set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_NEW);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		emit_line(o, set, reset, line, len);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_DEL:
+		set = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD);
+		reset = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_RESET);
+		emit_line(o, set, reset, line, len);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_UNTRACKED:
+		fprintf(o->file, "%sSubmodule %s contains untracked content\n",
+			diff_line_prefix(o), line);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_MODIFIED:
+		fprintf(o->file, "%sSubmodule %s contains modified content\n",
+			diff_line_prefix(o), line);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_NO_FILES:
+		emit_line(o, "", "", " 0 files changed\n",
+			  strlen(" 0 files changed\n"));
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_ABBREV:
+		emit_line(o, "", "", " ...\n", strlen(" ...\n"));
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_WORD_DIFF:
+		fprintf(o->file, "%.*s", len, line);
+		break;
+	case DIFF_SYMBOL_STAT_SEP:
+		fputs(o->stat_sep, o->file);
+		break;
+	default:
+		die("BUG: unknown diff symbol");
+	}
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
+}
+
+static void emit_diff_symbol(struct diff_options *o, enum diff_symbol s,
+			     const char *line, int len, unsigned flags)
+{
+	struct emitted_diff_symbol e = {line, len, flags, s};
+
+	if (o->emitted_symbols)
+		append_emitted_diff_symbol(o, &e);
+	else
+		emit_diff_symbol_from_struct(o, &e);
+}
+
+void diff_emit_submodule_del(struct diff_options *o, const char *line)
+{
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_DEL, line, strlen(line), 0);
+}
+
+void diff_emit_submodule_add(struct diff_options *o, const char *line)
+{
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_ADD, line, strlen(line), 0);
+}
+
+void diff_emit_submodule_untracked(struct diff_options *o, const char *path)
+{
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_UNTRACKED,
+			 path, strlen(path), 0);
+}
+
+void diff_emit_submodule_modified(struct diff_options *o, const char *path)
+{
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_MODIFIED,
+			 path, strlen(path), 0);
+}
+
+void diff_emit_submodule_header(struct diff_options *o, const char *header)
+{
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_HEADER,
+			 header, strlen(header), 0);
+}
+
+void diff_emit_submodule_error(struct diff_options *o, const char *err)
+{
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_ERROR, err, strlen(err), 0);
+}
+
+void diff_emit_submodule_pipethrough(struct diff_options *o,
+				     const char *line, int len)
+{
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUBMODULE_PIPETHROUGH, line, len, 0);
+}
+
 static int new_blank_line_at_eof(struct emit_callback *ecbdata, const char *line, int len)
 {
 	if (!((ecbdata->ws_rule & WS_BLANK_AT_EOF) &&
@@ -565,57 +1285,31 @@ static int new_blank_line_at_eof(struct emit_callback *ecbdata, const char *line
 	return ws_blank_line(line, len, ecbdata->ws_rule);
 }
 
-static void emit_line_checked(const char *reset,
-			      struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
-			      const char *line, int len,
-			      enum color_diff color,
-			      unsigned ws_error_highlight,
-			      char sign)
-{
-	const char *set = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, color);
-	const char *ws = NULL;
-
-	if (ecbdata->opt->ws_error_highlight & ws_error_highlight) {
-		ws = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_WHITESPACE);
-		if (!*ws)
-			ws = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (!ws)
-		emit_line_0(ecbdata->opt, set, reset, sign, line, len);
-	else if (sign == '+' && new_blank_line_at_eof(ecbdata, line, len))
-		/* Blank line at EOF - paint '+' as well */
-		emit_line_0(ecbdata->opt, ws, reset, sign, line, len);
-	else {
-		/* Emit just the prefix, then the rest. */
-		emit_line_0(ecbdata->opt, set, reset, sign, "", 0);
-		ws_check_emit(line, len, ecbdata->ws_rule,
-			      ecbdata->opt->file, set, reset, ws);
-	}
-}
-
 static void emit_add_line(const char *reset,
 			  struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
 			  const char *line, int len)
 {
-	emit_line_checked(reset, ecbdata, line, len,
-			  DIFF_FILE_NEW, WSEH_NEW, '+');
+	unsigned flags = WSEH_NEW | ecbdata->ws_rule;
+	if (new_blank_line_at_eof(ecbdata, line, len))
+		flags |= DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTENT_BLANK_LINE_EOF;
+
+	emit_diff_symbol(ecbdata->opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_PLUS, line, len, flags);
 }
 
 static void emit_del_line(const char *reset,
 			  struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
 			  const char *line, int len)
 {
-	emit_line_checked(reset, ecbdata, line, len,
-			  DIFF_FILE_OLD, WSEH_OLD, '-');
+	unsigned flags = WSEH_OLD | ecbdata->ws_rule;
+	emit_diff_symbol(ecbdata->opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_MINUS, line, len, flags);
 }
 
 static void emit_context_line(const char *reset,
 			      struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
 			      const char *line, int len)
 {
-	emit_line_checked(reset, ecbdata, line, len,
-			  DIFF_CONTEXT, WSEH_CONTEXT, ' ');
+	unsigned flags = WSEH_CONTEXT | ecbdata->ws_rule;
+	emit_diff_symbol(ecbdata->opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT, line, len, flags);
 }
 
 static void emit_hunk_header(struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
@@ -638,7 +1332,8 @@ static void emit_hunk_header(struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
 	if (len < 10 ||
 	    memcmp(line, atat, 2) ||
 	    !(ep = memmem(line + 2, len - 2, atat, 2))) {
-		emit_line(ecbdata->opt, context, reset, line, len);
+		emit_diff_symbol(ecbdata->opt,
+				 DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_MARKER, line, len, 0);
 		return;
 	}
 	ep += 2; /* skip over @@ */
@@ -672,7 +1367,9 @@ static void emit_hunk_header(struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
 	}
 
 	strbuf_add(&msgbuf, line + len, org_len - len);
-	emit_line(ecbdata->opt, "", "", msgbuf.buf, msgbuf.len);
+	strbuf_complete_line(&msgbuf);
+	emit_diff_symbol(ecbdata->opt,
+			 DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_FRAGINFO, msgbuf.buf, msgbuf.len, 0);
 	strbuf_release(&msgbuf);
 }
 
@@ -694,17 +1391,17 @@ static void remove_tempfile(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void print_line_count(FILE *file, int count)
+static void add_line_count(struct strbuf *out, int count)
 {
 	switch (count) {
 	case 0:
-		fprintf(file, "0,0");
+		strbuf_addstr(out, "0,0");
 		break;
 	case 1:
-		fprintf(file, "1");
+		strbuf_addstr(out, "1");
 		break;
 	default:
-		fprintf(file, "1,%d", count);
+		strbuf_addf(out, "1,%d", count);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -713,7 +1410,6 @@ static void emit_rewrite_lines(struct emit_callback *ecb,
 			       int prefix, const char *data, int size)
 {
 	const char *endp = NULL;
-	static const char *nneof = " No newline at end of file\n";
 	const char *reset = diff_get_color(ecb->color_diff, DIFF_RESET);
 
 	while (0 < size) {
@@ -731,13 +1427,8 @@ static void emit_rewrite_lines(struct emit_callback *ecb,
 		size -= len;
 		data += len;
 	}
-	if (!endp) {
-		const char *context = diff_get_color(ecb->color_diff,
-						     DIFF_CONTEXT);
-		putc('\n', ecb->opt->file);
-		emit_line_0(ecb->opt, context, reset, '\\',
-			    nneof, strlen(nneof));
-	}
+	if (!endp)
+		emit_diff_symbol(ecb->opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_NO_LF_EOF, NULL, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static void emit_rewrite_diff(const char *name_a,
@@ -749,16 +1440,12 @@ static void emit_rewrite_diff(const char *name_a,
 			      struct diff_options *o)
 {
 	int lc_a, lc_b;
-	const char *name_a_tab, *name_b_tab;
-	const char *metainfo = diff_get_color(o->use_color, DIFF_METAINFO);
-	const char *fraginfo = diff_get_color(o->use_color, DIFF_FRAGINFO);
-	const char *reset = diff_get_color(o->use_color, DIFF_RESET);
 	static struct strbuf a_name = STRBUF_INIT, b_name = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *a_prefix, *b_prefix;
 	char *data_one, *data_two;
 	size_t size_one, size_two;
 	struct emit_callback ecbdata;
-	const char *line_prefix = diff_line_prefix(o);
+	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (diff_mnemonic_prefix && DIFF_OPT_TST(o, REVERSE_DIFF)) {
 		a_prefix = o->b_prefix;
@@ -770,8 +1457,6 @@ static void emit_rewrite_diff(const char *name_a,
 
 	name_a += (*name_a == '/');
 	name_b += (*name_b == '/');
-	name_a_tab = strchr(name_a, ' ') ? "\t" : "";
-	name_b_tab = strchr(name_b, ' ') ? "\t" : "";
 
 	strbuf_reset(&a_name);
 	strbuf_reset(&b_name);
@@ -798,18 +1483,23 @@ static void emit_rewrite_diff(const char *name_a,
 
 	lc_a = count_lines(data_one, size_one);
 	lc_b = count_lines(data_two, size_two);
-	fprintf(o->file,
-		"%s%s--- %s%s%s\n%s%s+++ %s%s%s\n%s%s@@ -",
-		line_prefix, metainfo, a_name.buf, name_a_tab, reset,
-		line_prefix, metainfo, b_name.buf, name_b_tab, reset,
-		line_prefix, fraginfo);
+
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_MINUS,
+			 a_name.buf, a_name.len, 0);
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_PLUS,
+			 b_name.buf, b_name.len, 0);
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&out, "@@ -");
 	if (!o->irreversible_delete)
-		print_line_count(o->file, lc_a);
+		add_line_count(&out, lc_a);
 	else
-		fprintf(o->file, "?,?");
-	fprintf(o->file, " +");
-	print_line_count(o->file, lc_b);
-	fprintf(o->file, " @@%s\n", reset);
+		strbuf_addstr(&out, "?,?");
+	strbuf_addstr(&out, " +");
+	add_line_count(&out, lc_b);
+	strbuf_addstr(&out, " @@\n");
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_REWRITE_DIFF, out.buf, out.len, 0);
+	strbuf_release(&out);
+
 	if (lc_a && !o->irreversible_delete)
 		emit_rewrite_lines(&ecbdata, '-', data_one, size_one);
 	if (lc_b)
@@ -869,37 +1559,49 @@ struct diff_words_data {
 	struct diff_words_style *style;
 };
 
-static int fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(FILE *fp,
+static int fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(struct diff_options *o,
 					  struct diff_words_style_elem *st_el,
 					  const char *newline,
-					  size_t count, const char *buf,
-					  const char *line_prefix)
+					  size_t count, const char *buf)
 {
 	int print = 0;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	while (count) {
 		char *p = memchr(buf, '\n', count);
 		if (print)
-			fputs(line_prefix, fp);
+			strbuf_addstr(&sb, diff_line_prefix(o));
+
 		if (p != buf) {
-			if (st_el->color && fputs(st_el->color, fp) < 0)
-				return -1;
-			if (fputs(st_el->prefix, fp) < 0 ||
-			    fwrite(buf, p ? p - buf : count, 1, fp) != 1 ||
-			    fputs(st_el->suffix, fp) < 0)
-				return -1;
-			if (st_el->color && *st_el->color
-			    && fputs(GIT_COLOR_RESET, fp) < 0)
-				return -1;
+			const char *reset = st_el->color && *st_el->color ?
+					    GIT_COLOR_RESET : NULL;
+			if (st_el->color && *st_el->color)
+				strbuf_addstr(&sb, st_el->color);
+			strbuf_addstr(&sb, st_el->prefix);
+			strbuf_add(&sb, buf, p ? p - buf : count);
+			strbuf_addstr(&sb, st_el->suffix);
+			if (reset)
+				strbuf_addstr(&sb, reset);
 		}
 		if (!p)
-			return 0;
-		if (fputs(newline, fp) < 0)
-			return -1;
+			goto out;
+
+		strbuf_addstr(&sb, newline);
 		count -= p + 1 - buf;
 		buf = p + 1;
 		print = 1;
+		if (count) {
+			emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_WORD_DIFF,
+					 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
+			strbuf_reset(&sb);
+		}
 	}
+
+out:
+	if (sb.len)
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_WORD_DIFF,
+				 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -981,24 +1683,20 @@ static void fn_out_diff_words_aux(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
 		fputs(line_prefix, diff_words->opt->file);
 	}
 	if (diff_words->current_plus != plus_begin) {
-		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt->file,
+		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt,
 				&style->ctx, style->newline,
 				plus_begin - diff_words->current_plus,
-				diff_words->current_plus, line_prefix);
-		if (*(plus_begin - 1) == '\n')
-			fputs(line_prefix, diff_words->opt->file);
+				diff_words->current_plus);
 	}
 	if (minus_begin != minus_end) {
-		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt->file,
+		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt,
 				&style->old, style->newline,
-				minus_end - minus_begin, minus_begin,
-				line_prefix);
+				minus_end - minus_begin, minus_begin);
 	}
 	if (plus_begin != plus_end) {
-		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt->file,
+		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt,
 				&style->new, style->newline,
-				plus_end - plus_begin, plus_begin,
-				line_prefix);
+				plus_end - plus_begin, plus_begin);
 	}
 
 	diff_words->current_plus = plus_end;
@@ -1092,11 +1790,12 @@ static void diff_words_show(struct diff_words_data *diff_words)
 
 	/* special case: only removal */
 	if (!diff_words->plus.text.size) {
-		fputs(line_prefix, diff_words->opt->file);
-		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt->file,
+		emit_diff_symbol(diff_words->opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_WORD_DIFF,
+				 line_prefix, strlen(line_prefix), 0);
+		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt,
 			&style->old, style->newline,
 			diff_words->minus.text.size,
-			diff_words->minus.text.ptr, line_prefix);
+			diff_words->minus.text.ptr);
 		diff_words->minus.text.size = 0;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1119,12 +1818,12 @@ static void diff_words_show(struct diff_words_data *diff_words)
 	if (diff_words->current_plus != diff_words->plus.text.ptr +
 			diff_words->plus.text.size) {
 		if (color_words_output_graph_prefix(diff_words))
-			fputs(line_prefix, diff_words->opt->file);
-		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt->file,
+			emit_diff_symbol(diff_words->opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_WORD_DIFF,
+					 line_prefix, strlen(line_prefix), 0);
+		fn_out_diff_words_write_helper(diff_words->opt,
 			&style->ctx, style->newline,
 			diff_words->plus.text.ptr + diff_words->plus.text.size
-			- diff_words->current_plus, diff_words->current_plus,
-			line_prefix);
+			- diff_words->current_plus, diff_words->current_plus);
 	}
 	diff_words->minus.text.size = diff_words->plus.text.size = 0;
 }
@@ -1132,9 +1831,29 @@ static void diff_words_show(struct diff_words_data *diff_words)
 /* In "color-words" mode, show word-diff of words accumulated in the buffer */
 static void diff_words_flush(struct emit_callback *ecbdata)
 {
+	struct diff_options *wo = ecbdata->diff_words->opt;
+
 	if (ecbdata->diff_words->minus.text.size ||
 	    ecbdata->diff_words->plus.text.size)
 		diff_words_show(ecbdata->diff_words);
+
+	if (wo->emitted_symbols) {
+		struct diff_options *o = ecbdata->opt;
+		struct emitted_diff_symbols *wol = wo->emitted_symbols;
+		int i;
+
+		/*
+		 * NEEDSWORK:
+		 * Instead of appending each, concat all words to a line?
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < wol->nr; i++)
+			append_emitted_diff_symbol(o, &wol->buf[i]);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < wol->nr; i++)
+			free((void *)wol->buf[i].line);
+
+		wol->nr = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 static void diff_filespec_load_driver(struct diff_filespec *one)
@@ -1170,6 +1889,11 @@ static void init_diff_words_data(struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
 		xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct diff_words_data));
 	ecbdata->diff_words->type = o->word_diff;
 	ecbdata->diff_words->opt = o;
+
+	if (orig_opts->emitted_symbols)
+		o->emitted_symbols =
+			xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct emitted_diff_symbols));
+
 	if (!o->word_regex)
 		o->word_regex = userdiff_word_regex(one);
 	if (!o->word_regex)
@@ -1204,6 +1928,7 @@ static void free_diff_words_data(struct emit_callback *ecbdata)
 {
 	if (ecbdata->diff_words) {
 		diff_words_flush(ecbdata);
+		free (ecbdata->diff_words->opt->emitted_symbols);
 		free (ecbdata->diff_words->opt);
 		free (ecbdata->diff_words->minus.text.ptr);
 		free (ecbdata->diff_words->minus.orig);
@@ -1268,30 +1993,25 @@ static void find_lno(const char *line, struct emit_callback *ecbdata)
 static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
 {
 	struct emit_callback *ecbdata = priv;
-	const char *meta = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_METAINFO);
-	const char *context = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_CONTEXT);
 	const char *reset = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_RESET);
 	struct diff_options *o = ecbdata->opt;
-	const char *line_prefix = diff_line_prefix(o);
 
 	o->found_changes = 1;
 
 	if (ecbdata->header) {
-		fprintf(o->file, "%s", ecbdata->header->buf);
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER,
+				 ecbdata->header->buf, ecbdata->header->len, 0);
 		strbuf_reset(ecbdata->header);
 		ecbdata->header = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (ecbdata->label_path[0]) {
-		const char *name_a_tab, *name_b_tab;
-
-		name_a_tab = strchr(ecbdata->label_path[0], ' ') ? "\t" : "";
-		name_b_tab = strchr(ecbdata->label_path[1], ' ') ? "\t" : "";
-
-		fprintf(o->file, "%s%s--- %s%s%s\n",
-			line_prefix, meta, ecbdata->label_path[0], reset, name_a_tab);
-		fprintf(o->file, "%s%s+++ %s%s%s\n",
-			line_prefix, meta, ecbdata->label_path[1], reset, name_b_tab);
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_MINUS,
+				 ecbdata->label_path[0],
+				 strlen(ecbdata->label_path[0]), 0);
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_FILEPAIR_PLUS,
+				 ecbdata->label_path[1],
+				 strlen(ecbdata->label_path[1]), 0);
 		ecbdata->label_path[0] = ecbdata->label_path[1] = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1307,12 +2027,13 @@ static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
 		len = sane_truncate_line(ecbdata, line, len);
 		find_lno(line, ecbdata);
 		emit_hunk_header(ecbdata, line, len);
-		if (line[len-1] != '\n')
-			putc('\n', o->file);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (ecbdata->diff_words) {
+		enum diff_symbol s =
+			ecbdata->diff_words->type == DIFF_WORDS_PORCELAIN ?
+			DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS_PORCELAIN : DIFF_SYMBOL_WORDS;
 		if (line[0] == '-') {
 			diff_words_append(line, len,
 					  &ecbdata->diff_words->minus);
@@ -1332,21 +2053,7 @@ static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
 			return;
 		}
 		diff_words_flush(ecbdata);
-		if (ecbdata->diff_words->type == DIFF_WORDS_PORCELAIN) {
-			emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
-			fputs("~\n", o->file);
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * Skip the prefix character, if any.  With
-			 * diff_suppress_blank_empty, there may be
-			 * none.
-			 */
-			if (line[0] != '\n') {
-			      line++;
-			      len--;
-			}
-			emit_line(o, context, reset, line, len);
-		}
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, s, line, len, 0);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1367,8 +2074,8 @@ static void fn_out_consume(void *priv, char *line, unsigned long len)
 	default:
 		/* incomplete line at the end */
 		ecbdata->lno_in_preimage++;
-		emit_line(o, diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_CONTEXT),
-			  reset, line, len);
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_CONTEXT_INCOMPLETE,
+				 line, len, 0);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -1513,20 +2220,14 @@ static int scale_linear(int it, int width, int max_change)
 	return 1 + (it * (width - 1) / max_change);
 }
 
-static void show_name(FILE *file,
-		      const char *prefix, const char *name, int len)
-{
-	fprintf(file, " %s%-*s |", prefix, len, name);
-}
-
-static void show_graph(FILE *file, char ch, int cnt, const char *set, const char *reset)
+static void show_graph(struct strbuf *out, char ch, int cnt,
+		       const char *set, const char *reset)
 {
 	if (cnt <= 0)
 		return;
-	fprintf(file, "%s", set);
-	while (cnt--)
-		putc(ch, file);
-	fprintf(file, "%s", reset);
+	strbuf_addstr(out, set);
+	strbuf_addchars(out, ch, cnt);
+	strbuf_addstr(out, reset);
 }
 
 static void fill_print_name(struct diffstat_file *file)
@@ -1550,14 +2251,16 @@ static void fill_print_name(struct diffstat_file *file)
 	file->print_name = pname;
 }
 
-int print_stat_summary(FILE *fp, int files, int insertions, int deletions)
+static void print_stat_summary_inserts_deletes(struct diff_options *options,
+		int files, int insertions, int deletions)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!files) {
 		assert(insertions == 0 && deletions == 0);
-		return fprintf(fp, "%s\n", " 0 files changed");
+		emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_NO_FILES,
+				 NULL, 0, 0);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	strbuf_addf(&sb,
@@ -1584,9 +2287,19 @@ int print_stat_summary(FILE *fp, int files, int insertions, int deletions)
 			    deletions);
 	}
 	strbuf_addch(&sb, '\n');
-	ret = fputs(sb.buf, fp);
+	emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_INSERTS_DELETES,
+			 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
-	return ret;
+}
+
+void print_stat_summary(FILE *fp, int files,
+			int insertions, int deletions)
+{
+	struct diff_options o;
+	memset(&o, 0, sizeof(o));
+	o.file = fp;
+
+	print_stat_summary_inserts_deletes(&o, files, insertions, deletions);
 }
 
 static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
@@ -1596,13 +2309,13 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
 	int total_files = data->nr, count;
 	int width, name_width, graph_width, number_width = 0, bin_width = 0;
 	const char *reset, *add_c, *del_c;
-	const char *line_prefix = "";
 	int extra_shown = 0;
+	const char *line_prefix = diff_line_prefix(options);
+	struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (data->nr == 0)
 		return;
 
-	line_prefix = diff_line_prefix(options);
 	count = options->stat_count ? options->stat_count : data->nr;
 
 	reset = diff_get_color_opt(options, DIFF_RESET);
@@ -1756,26 +2469,32 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
 		}
 
 		if (file->is_binary) {
-			fprintf(options->file, "%s", line_prefix);
-			show_name(options->file, prefix, name, len);
-			fprintf(options->file, " %*s", number_width, "Bin");
+			strbuf_addf(&out, " %s%-*s |", prefix, len, name);
+			strbuf_addf(&out, " %*s", number_width, "Bin");
 			if (!added && !deleted) {
-				putc('\n', options->file);
+				strbuf_addch(&out, '\n');
+				emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_LINE,
+						 out.buf, out.len, 0);
+				strbuf_reset(&out);
 				continue;
 			}
-			fprintf(options->file, " %s%"PRIuMAX"%s",
+			strbuf_addf(&out, " %s%"PRIuMAX"%s",
 				del_c, deleted, reset);
-			fprintf(options->file, " -> ");
-			fprintf(options->file, "%s%"PRIuMAX"%s",
+			strbuf_addstr(&out, " -> ");
+			strbuf_addf(&out, "%s%"PRIuMAX"%s",
 				add_c, added, reset);
-			fprintf(options->file, " bytes");
-			fprintf(options->file, "\n");
+			strbuf_addstr(&out, " bytes\n");
+			emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_LINE,
+					 out.buf, out.len, 0);
+			strbuf_reset(&out);
 			continue;
 		}
 		else if (file->is_unmerged) {
-			fprintf(options->file, "%s", line_prefix);
-			show_name(options->file, prefix, name, len);
-			fprintf(options->file, " Unmerged\n");
+			strbuf_addf(&out, " %s%-*s |", prefix, len, name);
+			strbuf_addstr(&out, " Unmerged\n");
+			emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_LINE,
+					 out.buf, out.len, 0);
+			strbuf_reset(&out);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1798,14 +2517,16 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
 				add = total - del;
 			}
 		}
-		fprintf(options->file, "%s", line_prefix);
-		show_name(options->file, prefix, name, len);
-		fprintf(options->file, " %*"PRIuMAX"%s",
+		strbuf_addf(&out, " %s%-*s |", prefix, len, name);
+		strbuf_addf(&out, " %*"PRIuMAX"%s",
 			number_width, added + deleted,
 			added + deleted ? " " : "");
-		show_graph(options->file, '+', add, add_c, reset);
-		show_graph(options->file, '-', del, del_c, reset);
-		fprintf(options->file, "\n");
+		show_graph(&out, '+', add, add_c, reset);
+		show_graph(&out, '-', del, del_c, reset);
+		strbuf_addch(&out, '\n');
+		emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_LINE,
+				 out.buf, out.len, 0);
+		strbuf_reset(&out);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < data->nr; i++) {
@@ -1826,11 +2547,13 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
 		if (i < count)
 			continue;
 		if (!extra_shown)
-			fprintf(options->file, "%s ...\n", line_prefix);
+			emit_diff_symbol(options,
+					 DIFF_SYMBOL_STATS_SUMMARY_ABBREV,
+					 NULL, 0, 0);
 		extra_shown = 1;
 	}
-	fprintf(options->file, "%s", line_prefix);
-	print_stat_summary(options->file, total_files, adds, dels);
+
+	print_stat_summary_inserts_deletes(options, total_files, adds, dels);
 }
 
 static void show_shortstats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
@@ -1842,7 +2565,7 @@ static void show_shortstats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *option
 
 	for (i = 0; i < data->nr; i++) {
 		int added = data->files[i]->added;
-		int deleted= data->files[i]->deleted;
+		int deleted = data->files[i]->deleted;
 
 		if (data->files[i]->is_unmerged ||
 		    (!data->files[i]->is_interesting && (added + deleted == 0))) {
@@ -1852,8 +2575,7 @@ static void show_shortstats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *option
 			dels += deleted;
 		}
 	}
-	fprintf(options->file, "%s", diff_line_prefix(options));
-	print_stat_summary(options->file, total_files, adds, dels);
+	print_stat_summary_inserts_deletes(options, total_files, adds, dels);
 }
 
 static void show_numstat(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
@@ -2217,8 +2939,8 @@ static unsigned char *deflate_it(char *data,
 	return deflated;
 }
 
-static void emit_binary_diff_body(FILE *file, mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two,
-				  const char *prefix)
+static void emit_binary_diff_body(struct diff_options *o,
+				  mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two)
 {
 	void *cp;
 	void *delta;
@@ -2247,13 +2969,18 @@ static void emit_binary_diff_body(FILE *file, mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two,
 	}
 
 	if (delta && delta_size < deflate_size) {
-		fprintf(file, "%sdelta %lu\n", prefix, orig_size);
+		char *s = xstrfmt("%lu", orig_size);
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER_DELTA,
+				 s, strlen(s), 0);
+		free(s);
 		free(deflated);
 		data = delta;
 		data_size = delta_size;
-	}
-	else {
-		fprintf(file, "%sliteral %lu\n", prefix, two->size);
+	} else {
+		char *s = xstrfmt("%lu", two->size);
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER_LITERAL,
+				 s, strlen(s), 0);
+		free(s);
 		free(delta);
 		data = deflated;
 		data_size = deflate_size;
@@ -2262,8 +2989,9 @@ static void emit_binary_diff_body(FILE *file, mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two,
 	/* emit data encoded in base85 */
 	cp = data;
 	while (data_size) {
+		int len;
 		int bytes = (52 < data_size) ? 52 : data_size;
-		char line[70];
+		char line[71];
 		data_size -= bytes;
 		if (bytes <= 26)
 			line[0] = bytes + 'A' - 1;
@@ -2271,20 +2999,24 @@ static void emit_binary_diff_body(FILE *file, mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two,
 			line[0] = bytes - 26 + 'a' - 1;
 		encode_85(line + 1, cp, bytes);
 		cp = (char *) cp + bytes;
-		fprintf(file, "%s", prefix);
-		fputs(line, file);
-		fputc('\n', file);
+
+		len = strlen(line);
+		line[len++] = '\n';
+		line[len] = '\0';
+
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_BODY,
+				 line, len, 0);
 	}
-	fprintf(file, "%s\n", prefix);
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_FOOTER, NULL, 0, 0);
 	free(data);
 }
 
-static void emit_binary_diff(FILE *file, mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two,
-			     const char *prefix)
+static void emit_binary_diff(struct diff_options *o,
+			     mmfile_t *one, mmfile_t *two)
 {
-	fprintf(file, "%sGIT binary patch\n", prefix);
-	emit_binary_diff_body(file, one, two, prefix);
-	emit_binary_diff_body(file, two, one, prefix);
+	emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_DIFF_HEADER, NULL, 0, 0);
+	emit_binary_diff_body(o, one, two);
+	emit_binary_diff_body(o, two, one);
 }
 
 int diff_filespec_is_binary(struct diff_filespec *one)
@@ -2361,24 +3093,16 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
 	if (o->submodule_format == DIFF_SUBMODULE_LOG &&
 	    (!one->mode || S_ISGITLINK(one->mode)) &&
 	    (!two->mode || S_ISGITLINK(two->mode))) {
-		const char *del = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD);
-		const char *add = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_NEW);
-		show_submodule_summary(o->file, one->path ? one->path : two->path,
-				line_prefix,
+		show_submodule_summary(o, one->path ? one->path : two->path,
 				&one->oid, &two->oid,
-				two->dirty_submodule,
-				meta, del, add, reset);
+				two->dirty_submodule);
 		return;
 	} else if (o->submodule_format == DIFF_SUBMODULE_INLINE_DIFF &&
 		   (!one->mode || S_ISGITLINK(one->mode)) &&
 		   (!two->mode || S_ISGITLINK(two->mode))) {
-		const char *del = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_OLD);
-		const char *add = diff_get_color_opt(o, DIFF_FILE_NEW);
-		show_submodule_inline_diff(o->file, one->path ? one->path : two->path,
-				line_prefix,
+		show_submodule_inline_diff(o, one->path ? one->path : two->path,
 				&one->oid, &two->oid,
-				two->dirty_submodule,
-				meta, del, add, reset, o);
+				two->dirty_submodule);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2427,7 +3151,8 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
 		if (complete_rewrite &&
 		    (textconv_one || !diff_filespec_is_binary(one)) &&
 		    (textconv_two || !diff_filespec_is_binary(two))) {
-			fprintf(o->file, "%s", header.buf);
+			emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER,
+					 header.buf, header.len, 0);
 			strbuf_reset(&header);
 			emit_rewrite_diff(name_a, name_b, one, two,
 						textconv_one, textconv_two, o);
@@ -2437,23 +3162,31 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
 	}
 
 	if (o->irreversible_delete && lbl[1][0] == '/') {
-		fprintf(o->file, "%s", header.buf);
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER, header.buf,
+				 header.len, 0);
 		strbuf_reset(&header);
 		goto free_ab_and_return;
 	} else if (!DIFF_OPT_TST(o, TEXT) &&
 	    ( (!textconv_one && diff_filespec_is_binary(one)) ||
 	      (!textconv_two && diff_filespec_is_binary(two)) )) {
+		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 		if (!one->data && !two->data &&
 		    S_ISREG(one->mode) && S_ISREG(two->mode) &&
 		    !DIFF_OPT_TST(o, BINARY)) {
 			if (!oidcmp(&one->oid, &two->oid)) {
 				if (must_show_header)
-					fprintf(o->file, "%s", header.buf);
+					emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER,
+							 header.buf, header.len,
+							 0);
 				goto free_ab_and_return;
 			}
-			fprintf(o->file, "%s", header.buf);
-			fprintf(o->file, "%sBinary files %s and %s differ\n",
-				line_prefix, lbl[0], lbl[1]);
+			emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER,
+					 header.buf, header.len, 0);
+			strbuf_addf(&sb, "%sBinary files %s and %s differ\n",
+				    diff_line_prefix(o), lbl[0], lbl[1]);
+			emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_FILES,
+					 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
+			strbuf_release(&sb);
 			goto free_ab_and_return;
 		}
 		if (fill_mmfile(&mf1, one) < 0 || fill_mmfile(&mf2, two) < 0)
@@ -2462,16 +3195,21 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
 		if (mf1.size == mf2.size &&
 		    !memcmp(mf1.ptr, mf2.ptr, mf1.size)) {
 			if (must_show_header)
-				fprintf(o->file, "%s", header.buf);
+				emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER,
+						 header.buf, header.len, 0);
 			goto free_ab_and_return;
 		}
-		fprintf(o->file, "%s", header.buf);
+		emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER, header.buf, header.len, 0);
 		strbuf_reset(&header);
 		if (DIFF_OPT_TST(o, BINARY))
-			emit_binary_diff(o->file, &mf1, &mf2, line_prefix);
-		else
-			fprintf(o->file, "%sBinary files %s and %s differ\n",
-				line_prefix, lbl[0], lbl[1]);
+			emit_binary_diff(o, &mf1, &mf2);
+		else {
+			strbuf_addf(&sb, "%sBinary files %s and %s differ\n",
+				    diff_line_prefix(o), lbl[0], lbl[1]);
+			emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_BINARY_FILES,
+					 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
+			strbuf_release(&sb);
+		}
 		o->found_changes = 1;
 	} else {
 		/* Crazy xdl interfaces.. */
@@ -2483,7 +3221,8 @@ static void builtin_diff(const char *name_a,
 		const struct userdiff_funcname *pe;
 
 		if (must_show_header) {
-			fprintf(o->file, "%s", header.buf);
+			emit_diff_symbol(o, DIFF_SYMBOL_HEADER,
+					 header.buf, header.len, 0);
 			strbuf_reset(&header);
 		}
 
@@ -3274,8 +4013,8 @@ static void run_diff(struct diff_filepair *p, struct diff_options *o)
 	const char *other;
 	const char *attr_path;
 
-	name  = p->one->path;
-	other = (strcmp(name, p->two->path) ? p->two->path : NULL);
+	name  = one->path;
+	other = (strcmp(name, two->path) ? two->path : NULL);
 	attr_path = name;
 	if (o->prefix_length)
 		strip_prefix(o->prefix_length, &name, &other);
@@ -3398,6 +4137,8 @@ void diff_setup(struct diff_options *options)
 		options->a_prefix = "a/";
 		options->b_prefix = "b/";
 	}
+
+	options->color_moved = diff_color_moved_default;
 }
 
 void diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
@@ -3507,6 +4248,9 @@ void diff_setup_done(struct diff_options *options)
 
 	if (DIFF_OPT_TST(options, FOLLOW_RENAMES) && options->pathspec.nr != 1)
 		die(_("--follow requires exactly one pathspec"));
+
+	if (!options->use_color || external_diff())
+		options->color_moved = 0;
 }
 
 static int opt_arg(const char *arg, int arg_short, const char *arg_long, int *val)
@@ -3931,7 +4675,19 @@ int diff_opt_parse(struct diff_options *options,
 	}
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-color"))
 		options->use_color = 0;
-	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--color-words")) {
+	else if (!strcmp(arg, "--color-moved")) {
+		if (diff_color_moved_default)
+			options->color_moved = diff_color_moved_default;
+		if (options->color_moved == COLOR_MOVED_NO)
+			options->color_moved = COLOR_MOVED_DEFAULT;
+	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-color-moved"))
+		options->color_moved = COLOR_MOVED_NO;
+	else if (skip_prefix(arg, "--color-moved=", &arg)) {
+		int cm = parse_color_moved(arg);
+		if (cm < 0)
+			die("bad --color-moved argument: %s", arg);
+		options->color_moved = cm;
+	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--color-words")) {
 		options->use_color = 1;
 		options->word_diff = DIFF_WORDS_COLOR;
 	}
@@ -4461,67 +5217,76 @@ static void flush_one_pair(struct diff_filepair *p, struct diff_options *opt)
 	}
 }
 
-static void show_file_mode_name(FILE *file, const char *newdelete, struct diff_filespec *fs)
+static void show_file_mode_name(struct diff_options *opt, const char *newdelete, struct diff_filespec *fs)
 {
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	if (fs->mode)
-		fprintf(file, " %s mode %06o ", newdelete, fs->mode);
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, " %s mode %06o ", newdelete, fs->mode);
 	else
-		fprintf(file, " %s ", newdelete);
-	write_name_quoted(fs->path, file, '\n');
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, " %s ", newdelete);
+
+	quote_c_style(fs->path, &sb, NULL, 0);
+	strbuf_addch(&sb, '\n');
+	emit_diff_symbol(opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUMMARY,
+			 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
-
-static void show_mode_change(FILE *file, struct diff_filepair *p, int show_name,
-		const char *line_prefix)
+static void show_mode_change(struct diff_options *opt, struct diff_filepair *p,
+		int show_name)
 {
 	if (p->one->mode && p->two->mode && p->one->mode != p->two->mode) {
-		fprintf(file, "%s mode change %06o => %06o%c", line_prefix, p->one->mode,
-			p->two->mode, show_name ? ' ' : '\n');
+		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, " mode change %06o => %06o",
+			    p->one->mode, p->two->mode);
 		if (show_name) {
-			write_name_quoted(p->two->path, file, '\n');
+			strbuf_addch(&sb, ' ');
+			quote_c_style(p->two->path, &sb, NULL, 0);
 		}
+		emit_diff_symbol(opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUMMARY,
+				 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
+		strbuf_release(&sb);
 	}
 }
 
-static void show_rename_copy(FILE *file, const char *renamecopy, struct diff_filepair *p,
-			const char *line_prefix)
+static void show_rename_copy(struct diff_options *opt, const char *renamecopy,
+		struct diff_filepair *p)
 {
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	char *names = pprint_rename(p->one->path, p->two->path);
-
-	fprintf(file, " %s %s (%d%%)\n", renamecopy, names, similarity_index(p));
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, " %s %s (%d%%)\n",
+			renamecopy, names, similarity_index(p));
 	free(names);
-	show_mode_change(file, p, 0, line_prefix);
+	emit_diff_symbol(opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUMMARY,
+				 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
+	show_mode_change(opt, p, 0);
 }
 
 static void diff_summary(struct diff_options *opt, struct diff_filepair *p)
 {
-	FILE *file = opt->file;
-	const char *line_prefix = diff_line_prefix(opt);
-
 	switch(p->status) {
 	case DIFF_STATUS_DELETED:
-		fputs(line_prefix, file);
-		show_file_mode_name(file, "delete", p->one);
+		show_file_mode_name(opt, "delete", p->one);
 		break;
 	case DIFF_STATUS_ADDED:
-		fputs(line_prefix, file);
-		show_file_mode_name(file, "create", p->two);
+		show_file_mode_name(opt, "create", p->two);
 		break;
 	case DIFF_STATUS_COPIED:
-		fputs(line_prefix, file);
-		show_rename_copy(file, "copy", p, line_prefix);
+		show_rename_copy(opt, "copy", p);
 		break;
 	case DIFF_STATUS_RENAMED:
-		fputs(line_prefix, file);
-		show_rename_copy(file, "rename", p, line_prefix);
+		show_rename_copy(opt, "rename", p);
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (p->score) {
-			fprintf(file, "%s rewrite ", line_prefix);
-			write_name_quoted(p->two->path, file, ' ');
-			fprintf(file, "(%d%%)\n", similarity_index(p));
+			struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+			strbuf_addstr(&sb, " rewrite ");
+			quote_c_style(p->two->path, &sb, NULL, 0);
+			strbuf_addf(&sb, " (%d%%)\n", similarity_index(p));
+			emit_diff_symbol(opt, DIFF_SYMBOL_SUMMARY,
+					 sb.buf, sb.len, 0);
 		}
-		show_mode_change(file, p, !p->score, line_prefix);
+		show_mode_change(opt, p, !p->score);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -4726,6 +5491,51 @@ void diff_warn_rename_limit(const char *varname, int needed, int degraded_cc)
 		warning(_(rename_limit_advice), varname, needed);
 }
 
+static void diff_flush_patch_all_file_pairs(struct diff_options *o)
+{
+	int i;
+	static struct emitted_diff_symbols esm = EMITTED_DIFF_SYMBOLS_INIT;
+	struct diff_queue_struct *q = &diff_queued_diff;
+
+	if (WSEH_NEW & WS_RULE_MASK)
+		die("BUG: WS rules bit mask overlaps with diff symbol flags");
+
+	if (o->color_moved)
+		o->emitted_symbols = &esm;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < q->nr; i++) {
+		struct diff_filepair *p = q->queue[i];
+		if (check_pair_status(p))
+			diff_flush_patch(p, o);
+	}
+
+	if (o->emitted_symbols) {
+		if (o->color_moved) {
+			struct hashmap add_lines, del_lines;
+
+			hashmap_init(&del_lines,
+				     (hashmap_cmp_fn)moved_entry_cmp, o, 0);
+			hashmap_init(&add_lines,
+				     (hashmap_cmp_fn)moved_entry_cmp, o, 0);
+
+			add_lines_to_move_detection(o, &add_lines, &del_lines);
+			mark_color_as_moved(o, &add_lines, &del_lines);
+			if (o->color_moved == COLOR_MOVED_ZEBRA_DIM)
+				dim_moved_lines(o);
+
+			hashmap_free(&add_lines, 0);
+			hashmap_free(&del_lines, 0);
+		}
+
+		for (i = 0; i < esm.nr; i++)
+			emit_diff_symbol_from_struct(o, &esm.buf[i]);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < esm.nr; i++)
+			free((void *)esm.buf[i].line);
+	}
+	esm.nr = 0;
+}
+
 void diff_flush(struct diff_options *options)
 {
 	struct diff_queue_struct *q = &diff_queued_diff;
@@ -4798,6 +5608,7 @@ void diff_flush(struct diff_options *options)
 			fclose(options->file);
 		options->file = xfopen("/dev/null", "w");
 		options->close_file = 1;
+		options->color_moved = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < q->nr; i++) {
 			struct diff_filepair *p = q->queue[i];
 			if (check_pair_status(p))
@@ -4809,20 +5620,14 @@ void diff_flush(struct diff_options *options)
 
 	if (output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH) {
 		if (separator) {
-			fprintf(options->file, "%s%c",
-				diff_line_prefix(options),
-				options->line_termination);
-			if (options->stat_sep) {
+			emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_SEPARATOR, NULL, 0, 0);
+			if (options->stat_sep)
 				/* attach patch instead of inline */
-				fputs(options->stat_sep, options->file);
-			}
+				emit_diff_symbol(options, DIFF_SYMBOL_STAT_SEP,
+						 NULL, 0, 0);
 		}
 
-		for (i = 0; i < q->nr; i++) {
-			struct diff_filepair *p = q->queue[i];
-			if (check_pair_status(p))
-				diff_flush_patch(p, options);
-		}
+		diff_flush_patch_all_file_pairs(options);
 	}
 
 	if (output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK)
diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index 2d442e296f..5755f465de 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ struct diff_options {
 	int abbrev;
 	int ita_invisible_in_index;
 /* white-space error highlighting */
-#define WSEH_NEW 1
-#define WSEH_CONTEXT 2
-#define WSEH_OLD 4
+#define WSEH_NEW (1<<12)
+#define WSEH_CONTEXT (1<<13)
+#define WSEH_OLD (1<<14)
 	unsigned ws_error_highlight;
 	const char *prefix;
 	int prefix_length;
@@ -186,8 +186,27 @@ struct diff_options {
 	void *output_prefix_data;
 
 	int diff_path_counter;
+
+	struct emitted_diff_symbols *emitted_symbols;
+	enum {
+		COLOR_MOVED_NO = 0,
+		COLOR_MOVED_PLAIN = 1,
+		COLOR_MOVED_ZEBRA = 2,
+		COLOR_MOVED_ZEBRA_DIM = 3,
+	} color_moved;
+	#define COLOR_MOVED_DEFAULT COLOR_MOVED_ZEBRA
+	#define COLOR_MOVED_MIN_BLOCK_LENGTH 3
 };
 
+void diff_emit_submodule_del(struct diff_options *o, const char *line);
+void diff_emit_submodule_add(struct diff_options *o, const char *line);
+void diff_emit_submodule_untracked(struct diff_options *o, const char *path);
+void diff_emit_submodule_modified(struct diff_options *o, const char *path);
+void diff_emit_submodule_header(struct diff_options *o, const char *header);
+void diff_emit_submodule_error(struct diff_options *o, const char *err);
+void diff_emit_submodule_pipethrough(struct diff_options *o,
+				     const char *line, int len);
+
 enum color_diff {
 	DIFF_RESET = 0,
 	DIFF_CONTEXT = 1,
@@ -197,7 +216,15 @@ enum color_diff {
 	DIFF_FILE_NEW = 5,
 	DIFF_COMMIT = 6,
 	DIFF_WHITESPACE = 7,
-	DIFF_FUNCINFO = 8
+	DIFF_FUNCINFO = 8,
+	DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED = 9,
+	DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_ALT = 10,
+	DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_DIM = 11,
+	DIFF_FILE_OLD_MOVED_ALT_DIM = 12,
+	DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED = 13,
+	DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_ALT = 14,
+	DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_DIM = 15,
+	DIFF_FILE_NEW_MOVED_ALT_DIM = 16
 };
 const char *diff_get_color(int diff_use_color, enum color_diff ix);
 #define diff_get_color_opt(o, ix) \
@@ -396,8 +423,8 @@ extern int parse_rename_score(const char **cp_p);
 
 extern long parse_algorithm_value(const char *value);
 
-extern int print_stat_summary(FILE *fp, int files,
-			      int insertions, int deletions);
+extern void print_stat_summary(FILE *fp, int files,
+			       int insertions, int deletions);
 extern void setup_diff_pager(struct diff_options *);
 
 #endif /* DIFF_H */
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index e072036e79..d53181ce7a 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -478,9 +478,7 @@ static int prepare_submodule_summary(struct rev_info *rev, const char *path,
 	return prepare_revision_walk(rev);
 }
 
-static void print_submodule_summary(struct rev_info *rev, FILE *f,
-		const char *line_prefix,
-		const char *del, const char *add, const char *reset)
+static void print_submodule_summary(struct rev_info *rev, struct diff_options *o)
 {
 	static const char format[] = "  %m %s";
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -491,18 +489,12 @@ static void print_submodule_summary(struct rev_info *rev, FILE *f,
 		ctx.date_mode = rev->date_mode;
 		ctx.output_encoding = get_log_output_encoding();
 		strbuf_setlen(&sb, 0);
-		strbuf_addstr(&sb, line_prefix);
-		if (commit->object.flags & SYMMETRIC_LEFT) {
-			if (del)
-				strbuf_addstr(&sb, del);
-		}
-		else if (add)
-			strbuf_addstr(&sb, add);
 		format_commit_message(commit, format, &sb, &ctx);
-		if (reset)
-			strbuf_addstr(&sb, reset);
 		strbuf_addch(&sb, '\n');
-		fprintf(f, "%s", sb.buf);
+		if (commit->object.flags & SYMMETRIC_LEFT)
+			diff_emit_submodule_del(o, sb.buf);
+		else
+			diff_emit_submodule_add(o, sb.buf);
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
@@ -529,11 +521,9 @@ void prepare_submodule_repo_env(struct argv_array *out)
  * attempt to lookup both the left and right commits and put them into the
  * left and right pointers.
  */
-static void show_submodule_header(FILE *f, const char *path,
-		const char *line_prefix,
+static void show_submodule_header(struct diff_options *o, const char *path,
 		struct object_id *one, struct object_id *two,
-		unsigned dirty_submodule, const char *meta,
-		const char *reset,
+		unsigned dirty_submodule,
 		struct commit **left, struct commit **right,
 		struct commit_list **merge_bases)
 {
@@ -542,11 +532,10 @@ static void show_submodule_header(FILE *f, const char *path,
 	int fast_forward = 0, fast_backward = 0;
 
 	if (dirty_submodule & DIRTY_SUBMODULE_UNTRACKED)
-		fprintf(f, "%sSubmodule %s contains untracked content\n",
-			line_prefix, path);
+		diff_emit_submodule_untracked(o, path);
+
 	if (dirty_submodule & DIRTY_SUBMODULE_MODIFIED)
-		fprintf(f, "%sSubmodule %s contains modified content\n",
-			line_prefix, path);
+		diff_emit_submodule_modified(o, path);
 
 	if (is_null_oid(one))
 		message = "(new submodule)";
@@ -588,31 +577,29 @@ static void show_submodule_header(FILE *f, const char *path,
 	}
 
 output_header:
-	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s%sSubmodule %s ", line_prefix, meta, path);
+	strbuf_addf(&sb, "Submodule %s ", path);
 	strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(&sb, one->hash, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
 	strbuf_addstr(&sb, (fast_backward || fast_forward) ? ".." : "...");
 	strbuf_add_unique_abbrev(&sb, two->hash, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
 	if (message)
-		strbuf_addf(&sb, " %s%s\n", message, reset);
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, " %s\n", message);
 	else
-		strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s:%s\n", fast_backward ? " (rewind)" : "", reset);
-	fwrite(sb.buf, sb.len, 1, f);
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s:\n", fast_backward ? " (rewind)" : "");
+	diff_emit_submodule_header(o, sb.buf);
 
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
-void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
-		const char *line_prefix,
+void show_submodule_summary(struct diff_options *o, const char *path,
 		struct object_id *one, struct object_id *two,
-		unsigned dirty_submodule, const char *meta,
-		const char *del, const char *add, const char *reset)
+		unsigned dirty_submodule)
 {
 	struct rev_info rev;
 	struct commit *left = NULL, *right = NULL;
 	struct commit_list *merge_bases = NULL;
 
-	show_submodule_header(f, path, line_prefix, one, two, dirty_submodule,
-			      meta, reset, &left, &right, &merge_bases);
+	show_submodule_header(o, path, one, two, dirty_submodule,
+			      &left, &right, &merge_bases);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we don't have both a left and a right pointer, there is no
@@ -624,11 +611,11 @@ void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
 
 	/* Treat revision walker failure the same as missing commits */
 	if (prepare_submodule_summary(&rev, path, left, right, merge_bases)) {
-		fprintf(f, "%s(revision walker failed)\n", line_prefix);
+		diff_emit_submodule_error(o, "(revision walker failed)\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	print_submodule_summary(&rev, f, line_prefix, del, add, reset);
+	print_submodule_summary(&rev, o);
 
 out:
 	if (merge_bases)
@@ -637,21 +624,18 @@ out:
 	clear_commit_marks(right, ~0);
 }
 
-void show_submodule_inline_diff(FILE *f, const char *path,
-		const char *line_prefix,
+void show_submodule_inline_diff(struct diff_options *o, const char *path,
 		struct object_id *one, struct object_id *two,
-		unsigned dirty_submodule, const char *meta,
-		const char *del, const char *add, const char *reset,
-		const struct diff_options *o)
+		unsigned dirty_submodule)
 {
 	const struct object_id *old = &empty_tree_oid, *new = &empty_tree_oid;
 	struct commit *left = NULL, *right = NULL;
 	struct commit_list *merge_bases = NULL;
-	struct strbuf submodule_dir = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	show_submodule_header(f, path, line_prefix, one, two, dirty_submodule,
-			      meta, reset, &left, &right, &merge_bases);
+	show_submodule_header(o, path, one, two, dirty_submodule,
+			      &left, &right, &merge_bases);
 
 	/* We need a valid left and right commit to display a difference */
 	if (!(left || is_null_oid(one)) ||
@@ -663,16 +647,16 @@ void show_submodule_inline_diff(FILE *f, const char *path,
 	if (right)
 		new = two;
 
-	fflush(f);
 	cp.git_cmd = 1;
 	cp.dir = path;
-	cp.out = dup(fileno(f));
+	cp.out = -1;
 	cp.no_stdin = 1;
 
 	/* TODO: other options may need to be passed here. */
 	argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "diff", "--submodule=diff", NULL);
+	argv_array_pushf(&cp.args, "--color=%s", want_color(o->use_color) ?
+			 "always" : "never");
 
-	argv_array_pushf(&cp.args, "--line-prefix=%s", line_prefix);
 	if (DIFF_OPT_TST(o, REVERSE_DIFF)) {
 		argv_array_pushf(&cp.args, "--src-prefix=%s%s/",
 				 o->b_prefix, path);
@@ -695,11 +679,17 @@ void show_submodule_inline_diff(FILE *f, const char *path,
 		argv_array_push(&cp.args, oid_to_hex(new));
 
 	prepare_submodule_repo_env(&cp.env_array);
-	if (run_command(&cp))
-		fprintf(f, "(diff failed)\n");
+	if (start_command(&cp))
+		diff_emit_submodule_error(o, "(diff failed)\n");
+
+	while (strbuf_getwholeline_fd(&sb, cp.out, '\n') != EOF)
+		diff_emit_submodule_pipethrough(o, sb.buf, sb.len);
+
+	if (finish_command(&cp))
+		diff_emit_submodule_error(o, "(diff failed)\n");
 
 done:
-	strbuf_release(&submodule_dir);
+	strbuf_release(&sb);
 	if (merge_bases)
 		free_commit_list(merge_bases);
 	if (left)
diff --git a/submodule.h b/submodule.h
index e402b004ff..5f26b54049 100644
--- a/submodule.h
+++ b/submodule.h
@@ -66,17 +66,12 @@ extern int parse_submodule_update_strategy(const char *value,
 		struct submodule_update_strategy *dst);
 extern const char *submodule_strategy_to_string(const struct submodule_update_strategy *s);
 extern void handle_ignore_submodules_arg(struct diff_options *, const char *);
-extern void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
-		const char *line_prefix,
+extern void show_submodule_summary(struct diff_options *o, const char *path,
 		struct object_id *one, struct object_id *two,
-		unsigned dirty_submodule, const char *meta,
-		const char *del, const char *add, const char *reset);
-extern void show_submodule_inline_diff(FILE *f, const char *path,
-		const char *line_prefix,
+		unsigned dirty_submodule);
+extern void show_submodule_inline_diff(struct diff_options *o, const char *path,
 		struct object_id *one, struct object_id *two,
-		unsigned dirty_submodule, const char *meta,
-		const char *del, const char *add, const char *reset,
-		const struct diff_options *opt);
+		unsigned dirty_submodule);
 /* Check if we want to update any submodule.*/
 extern int should_update_submodules(void);
 /*
diff --git a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
index 289806d0c7..c3b697411a 100755
--- a/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
+++ b/t/t4015-diff-whitespace.sh
@@ -972,4 +972,438 @@ test_expect_success 'option overrides diff.wsErrorHighlight' '
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'detect moved code, complete file' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >test.c &&
+	#include<stdio.h>
+	main()
+	{
+	printf("Hello World");
+	}
+	EOF
+	git add test.c &&
+	git commit -m "add main function" &&
+	git mv test.c main.c &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMoved "normal red" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMoved "normal green" &&
+	git diff HEAD --color-moved=zebra --no-renames | test_decode_color >actual &&
+	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>new file mode 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 0000000..a986c57<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- /dev/null<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/main.c<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>#include<stdio.h><RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>main()<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>{<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>printf("Hello World");<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>}<RESET>
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/test.c b/test.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>deleted file mode 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index a986c57..0000000<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/test.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ /dev/null<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@<RESET>
+	<BRED>-#include<stdio.h><RESET>
+	<BRED>-main()<RESET>
+	<BRED>-{<RESET>
+	<BRED>-printf("Hello World");<RESET>
+	<BRED>-}<RESET>
+	EOF
+
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'detect malicious moved code, inside file' '
+	test_config color.diff.oldMoved "normal red" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMoved "normal green" &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMovedAlternative "blue" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMovedAlternative "yellow" &&
+	git reset --hard &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >main.c &&
+		#include<stdio.h>
+		int stuff()
+		{
+			printf("Hello ");
+			printf("World\n");
+		}
+
+		int secure_foo(struct user *u)
+		{
+			if (!u->is_allowed_foo)
+				return;
+			foo(u);
+		}
+
+		int main()
+		{
+			foo();
+		}
+	EOF
+	cat <<-\EOF >test.c &&
+		#include<stdio.h>
+		int bar()
+		{
+			printf("Hello World, but different\n");
+		}
+
+		int another_function()
+		{
+			bar();
+		}
+	EOF
+	git add main.c test.c &&
+	git commit -m "add main and test file" &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >main.c &&
+		#include<stdio.h>
+		int stuff()
+		{
+			printf("Hello ");
+			printf("World\n");
+		}
+
+		int main()
+		{
+			foo();
+		}
+	EOF
+	cat <<-\EOF >test.c &&
+		#include<stdio.h>
+		int bar()
+		{
+			printf("Hello World, but different\n");
+		}
+
+		int secure_foo(struct user *u)
+		{
+			foo(u);
+			if (!u->is_allowed_foo)
+				return;
+		}
+
+		int another_function()
+		{
+			bar();
+		}
+	EOF
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=zebra| test_decode_color >actual &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >expected &&
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 27a619c..7cf9336 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/main.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/main.c<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@<RESET> <RESET>printf("Hello ");<RESET>
+	 printf("World\n");<RESET>
+	 }<RESET>
+	 <RESET>
+	<BRED>-int secure_foo(struct user *u)<RESET>
+	<BRED>-{<RESET>
+	<BLUE>-if (!u->is_allowed_foo)<RESET>
+	<BLUE>-return;<RESET>
+	<BRED>-foo(u);<RESET>
+	<BLUE>-}<RESET>
+	<BLUE>-<RESET>
+	 int main()<RESET>
+	 {<RESET>
+	 foo();<RESET>
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/test.c b/test.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 1dc1d85..2bedec9 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/test.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/test.c<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@<RESET> <RESET>int bar()<RESET>
+	 printf("Hello World, but different\n");<RESET>
+	 }<RESET>
+	 <RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>int secure_foo(struct user *u)<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>{<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>+<RESET><YELLOW>foo(u);<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>if (!u->is_allowed_foo)<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>return;<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>+<RESET><YELLOW>}<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>+<RESET>
+	 int another_function()<RESET>
+	 {<RESET>
+	 bar();<RESET>
+	EOF
+
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'plain moved code, inside file' '
+	test_config color.diff.oldMoved "normal red" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMoved "normal green" &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMovedAlternative "blue" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMovedAlternative "yellow" &&
+	# needs previous test as setup
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=plain| test_decode_color >actual &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >expected &&
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/main.c b/main.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 27a619c..7cf9336 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/main.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/main.c<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@<RESET> <RESET>printf("Hello ");<RESET>
+	 printf("World\n");<RESET>
+	 }<RESET>
+	 <RESET>
+	<BRED>-int secure_foo(struct user *u)<RESET>
+	<BRED>-{<RESET>
+	<BRED>-if (!u->is_allowed_foo)<RESET>
+	<BRED>-return;<RESET>
+	<BRED>-foo(u);<RESET>
+	<BRED>-}<RESET>
+	<BRED>-<RESET>
+	 int main()<RESET>
+	 {<RESET>
+	 foo();<RESET>
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/test.c b/test.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 1dc1d85..2bedec9 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/test.c<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/test.c<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@<RESET> <RESET>int bar()<RESET>
+	 printf("Hello World, but different\n");<RESET>
+	 }<RESET>
+	 <RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>int secure_foo(struct user *u)<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>{<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>foo(u);<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>if (!u->is_allowed_foo)<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>return;<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET><BGREEN>}<RESET>
+	<BGREEN>+<RESET>
+	 int another_function()<RESET>
+	 {<RESET>
+	 bar();<RESET>
+	EOF
+
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'detect permutations inside moved code -- dimmed_zebra' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >lines.txt &&
+		line 1
+		line 2
+		line 3
+		line 4
+		line 5
+		line 6
+		line 7
+		line 8
+		line 9
+		line 10
+		line 11
+		line 12
+		line 13
+		line 14
+		line 15
+		line 16
+	EOF
+	git add lines.txt &&
+	git commit -m "add poetry" &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >lines.txt &&
+		line 4
+		line 5
+		line 6
+		line 7
+		line 8
+		line 9
+		line 1
+		line 2
+		line 3
+		line 14
+		line 15
+		line 16
+		line 10
+		line 11
+		line 12
+		line 13
+	EOF
+	test_config color.diff.oldMoved "magenta" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMoved "cyan" &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMovedAlternative "blue" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMovedAlternative "yellow" &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMovedDimmed "normal magenta" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMovedDimmed "normal cyan" &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMovedAlternativeDimmed "normal blue" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMovedAlternativeDimmed "normal yellow" &&
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved=dimmed_zebra| test_decode_color >actual &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >expected &&
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/lines.txt b/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 47ea9c3..ba96a38 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@<RESET>
+	<BMAGENTA>-line 1<RESET>
+	<BMAGENTA>-line 2<RESET>
+	<BMAGENTA>-line 3<RESET>
+	 line 4<RESET>
+	 line 5<RESET>
+	 line 6<RESET>
+	 line 7<RESET>
+	 line 8<RESET>
+	 line 9<RESET>
+	<BCYAN>+<RESET><BCYAN>line 1<RESET>
+	<BCYAN>+<RESET><BCYAN>line 2<RESET>
+	<CYAN>+<RESET><CYAN>line 3<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>+<RESET><YELLOW>line 14<RESET>
+	<BYELLOW>+<RESET><BYELLOW>line 15<RESET>
+	<BYELLOW>+<RESET><BYELLOW>line 16<RESET>
+	 line 10<RESET>
+	 line 11<RESET>
+	 line 12<RESET>
+	 line 13<RESET>
+	<BMAGENTA>-line 14<RESET>
+	<BMAGENTA>-line 15<RESET>
+	<BMAGENTA>-line 16<RESET>
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cmd option assumes configured colored-moved' '
+	test_config color.diff.oldMoved "magenta" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMoved "cyan" &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMovedAlternative "blue" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMovedAlternative "yellow" &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMovedDimmed "normal magenta" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMovedDimmed "normal cyan" &&
+	test_config color.diff.oldMovedAlternativeDimmed "normal blue" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMovedAlternativeDimmed "normal yellow" &&
+	test_config diff.colorMoved zebra &&
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved| test_decode_color >actual &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >expected &&
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/lines.txt b/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 47ea9c3..ba96a38 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 1<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 2<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 3<RESET>
+	 line 4<RESET>
+	 line 5<RESET>
+	 line 6<RESET>
+	 line 7<RESET>
+	 line 8<RESET>
+	 line 9<RESET>
+	<CYAN>+<RESET><CYAN>line 1<RESET>
+	<CYAN>+<RESET><CYAN>line 2<RESET>
+	<CYAN>+<RESET><CYAN>line 3<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>+<RESET><YELLOW>line 14<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>+<RESET><YELLOW>line 15<RESET>
+	<YELLOW>+<RESET><YELLOW>line 16<RESET>
+	 line 10<RESET>
+	 line 11<RESET>
+	 line 12<RESET>
+	 line 13<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 14<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 15<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 16<RESET>
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'no effect from --color-moved with --word-diff' '
+	cat <<-\EOF >text.txt &&
+	Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
+	EOF
+	git add text.txt &&
+	git commit -a -m "clean state" &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >text.txt &&
+	simply Lorem Ipsum dummy is text of the typesetting and printing industry.
+	EOF
+	git diff --color-moved --word-diff >actual &&
+	git diff --word-diff >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'move detection ignoring whitespace ' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	cat <<\EOF >lines.txt &&
+line 1
+line 2
+line 3
+line 4
+line 5
+line 6
+line 7
+EOF
+	git add lines.txt &&
+	git commit -m "add poetry" &&
+	cat <<\EOF >lines.txt &&
+	line 5
+	line 6
+	line 7
+line 1
+line 2
+line 3
+line 4
+EOF
+	test_config color.diff.oldMoved "magenta" &&
+	test_config color.diff.newMoved "cyan" &&
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames --color-moved| test_decode_color >actual &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >expected &&
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/lines.txt b/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 734156d..eb89ead 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@<RESET>
+	<GREEN>+<RESET>	<GREEN>line 5<RESET>
+	<GREEN>+<RESET>	<GREEN>line 6<RESET>
+	<GREEN>+<RESET>	<GREEN>line 7<RESET>
+	 line 1<RESET>
+	 line 2<RESET>
+	 line 3<RESET>
+	 line 4<RESET>
+	<RED>-line 5<RESET>
+	<RED>-line 6<RESET>
+	<RED>-line 7<RESET>
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected actual &&
+
+	git diff HEAD --no-renames -w --color-moved| test_decode_color >actual &&
+	cat <<-\EOF >expected &&
+	<BOLD>diff --git a/lines.txt b/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<BOLD>index 734156d..eb89ead 100644<RESET>
+	<BOLD>--- a/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<BOLD>+++ b/lines.txt<RESET>
+	<CYAN>@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@<RESET>
+	<CYAN>+<RESET>	<CYAN>line 5<RESET>
+	<CYAN>+<RESET>	<CYAN>line 6<RESET>
+	<CYAN>+<RESET>	<CYAN>line 7<RESET>
+	 line 1<RESET>
+	 line 2<RESET>
+	 line 3<RESET>
+	 line 4<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 5<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 6<RESET>
+	<MAGENTA>-line 7<RESET>
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'move detection with submodules' '
+	test_create_repo bananas &&
+	echo ripe >bananas/recipe &&
+	git -C bananas add recipe &&
+	test_commit fruit &&
+	test_commit -C bananas recipe &&
+	git submodule add ./bananas &&
+	git add bananas &&
+	git commit -a -m "bananas are like a heavy library?" &&
+	echo foul >bananas/recipe &&
+	echo ripe >fruit.t &&
+
+	git diff --submodule=diff --color-moved >actual &&
+
+	# no move detection as the moved line is across repository boundaries.
+	test_decode_color <actual >decoded_actual &&
+	! grep BGREEN decoded_actual &&
+	! grep BRED decoded_actual &&
+
+	# nor did we mess with it another way
+	git diff --submodule=diff | test_decode_color >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect decoded_actual
+'
+
 test_done