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Tian Yuchen 4f6a803aba diff: document -U without <n> as using default context
The documentation for '-U<n>' implies that the numeric value '<n>' is
mandatory. However, the command line parser has historically accepted
'-U' without a number.

Strictly requiring a number for '-U' would break existing tests
(e.g., in 't4013') and likely disrupt user scripts relying on this
undocumented behavior.

Hence we retain this fallback behavior for backward compatibility, but
document it as such.

Signed-off-by: Tian Yuchen <cat@malon.dev>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-10 06:17:59 -07:00

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`-U<n>`::
`--unified=<n>`::
Generate diffs with _<n>_ lines of context. The number of context
lines defaults to `diff.context` or 3 if the configuration variable
is unset. (`-U` without `<n>` is silently accepted as a synonym for
`-p` due to a historical accident).
`--inter-hunk-context=<n>`::
Show the context between diff hunks, up to the specified _<number>_
of lines, thereby fusing hunks that are close to each other.
Defaults to `diff.interHunkContext` or 0 if the config option
is unset.