From 0115e5d929d06ad41eff83742a3e6a1e91ecc0c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:54:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] git-diff.txt: document return code of `--no-index` Within diff_no_index(), we have the following: revs->diffopt.flags.exit_with_status = 1; ... /* * The return code for --no-index imitates diff(1): * 0 = no changes, 1 = changes, else error */ return diff_result_code(&revs->diffopt, 0); Which means when `git diff` is run in `--no-index` mode, `--exit-code` is implied. However, the documentation for this is missing in git-diff.txt. Add a note about how `--exit-code` is implied in the `--no-index` documentation to cover this documentation blindspot. Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> --- Documentation/git-diff.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt index 72179d993c..37781cf175 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk. running the command in a working tree controlled by Git and at least one of the paths points outside the working tree, or when running the command outside a working tree - controlled by Git. + controlled by Git. This form implies `--exit-code`. 'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::