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The highlightning of combined diffs is currently disabled. This is because output from a combined diff is much harder to highlight because it is not obvious which removed and added lines should be compared. Current code requires that the number of added lines is equal to the number of removed lines and only skips first +/- character, treating second +/- as a line content, Thus, it is not possible to simply use existing algorithm unchanged for combined diffs. Let's start with a simple case: only highlight changes that come from one parent, i.e. when every removed line has a corresponding added line for the same parent. This way the highlightning cannot get wrong. For example, following diffs would be highlighted: - removed line for first parent + added line for first parent context line -removed line for second parent +added line for second parent or - removed line for first parent -removed line for second parent + added line for first parent +added line for second parent but following output will not: - removed line for first parent -removed line for second parent +added line for second parent ++added line for both parents In other words, we require that pattern of '-'-es in pre-image matches pattern of '+'-es in post-image. Further changes may introduce more intelligent approach that better handles combined diffs. Signed-off-by: Michał Kiedrowicz <michal.kiedrowicz@gmail.com> Acked-by: Jakub Narębski <jnareb@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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GIT - the stupid content tracker
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"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a
mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
and full access to internals.
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It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of
hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/everyday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
commandname".
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
installed).
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reference for project status, development direction and
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