diff documentation: mostly talk about <commit>

This corrects minor remaining bits that still talked about <tree-ish>;
the Porcelain users (as opposed to plumbers) are mostly interested in
commits so use <commit> consistently and keep a sentence that mentions
that <tree-ish> can be used in place of them.
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Junio C Hamano 2006-12-20 14:41:54 -08:00
parent 63c4b4c5c1
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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-diff - Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc
SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS
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'git-diff' [ --diff-options ] <tree-ish>{0,2} [--] [<path>...] 'git-diff' [ --diff-options ] <commit>{0,2} [--] [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
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@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ tree and the index file, or the index file and the working tree.
'git-diff' [--options] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]:: 'git-diff' [--options] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you staged for the next This form is to view the changes you staged for the next
commit relative to the named <tree-ish>. Typically you commit relative to the named <commit>. Typically you
would want comparison with the latest commit, so if you would want comparison with the latest commit, so if you
do not give <commit>, it defaults to HEAD. do not give <commit>, it defaults to HEAD.