From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:25:51 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Merge branch 'mp/diff-algo-config'
X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?p=git.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=abea4dc76a675d4ac0f27a2367256dc31981d1ca

Merge branch 'mp/diff-algo-config'

Add diff.algorithm configuration so that the user does not type
"diff --histogram".

* mp/diff-algo-config:
  diff: Introduce --diff-algorithm command line option
  config: Introduce diff.algorithm variable
  git-completion.bash: Autocomplete --minimal and --histogram for git-diff
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abea4dc76a675d4ac0f27a2367256dc31981d1ca
diff --cc Documentation/diff-config.txt
index 7c70c2a2f,b8a8724f6..ac7705025
--- a/Documentation/diff-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-config.txt
@@@ -149,10 -149,26 +149,27 @@@ diff.<driver>.cachetextconv:
  	conversion outputs.  See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for details.
  
  diff.tool::
 -	The diff tool to be used by linkgit:git-difftool[1].  This
 -	option overrides `merge.tool`, and has the same valid built-in
 -	values as `merge.tool` minus "tortoisemerge" and plus
 -	"kompare".  Any other value is treated as a custom diff tool,
 -	and there must be a corresponding `difftool.<tool>.cmd`
 -	option.
 +	Controls which diff tool is used by linkgit:git-difftool[1].
 +	This variable overrides the value configured in `merge.tool`.
 +	The list below shows the valid built-in values.
 +	Any other value is treated as a custom diff tool and requires
 +	that a corresponding difftool.<tool>.cmd variable is defined.
 +
 +include::mergetools-diff.txt[]
+ 
+ diff.algorithm::
+ 	Choose a diff algorithm.  The variants are as follows:
+ +
+ --
+ `default`, `myers`;;
+ 	The basic greedy diff algorithm. Currently, this is the default.
+ `minimal`;;
+ 	Spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible diff is
+ 	produced.
+ `patience`;;
+ 	Use "patience diff" algorithm when generating patches.
+ `histogram`;;
+ 	This algorithm extends the patience algorithm to "support
+ 	low-occurrence common elements".
+ --
+ +