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diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
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--- a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 git-diff-tree(1)
 ================
 git-diff-tree(1)
 ================

-v0.1, May 2005

 
 NAME
 ----
 
 NAME
 ----


@@ -9,12 +8,18 @@ git-diff-tree - Compares the content and mode of blobs found via two tree object
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------

-'git-diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--pretty] [-t] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> <tree-ish> [<path>...]
+[verse]
+'git-diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--no-commit-id] [--pretty]
+             [-t] [-r] [-c | --cc] [--root] [<common diff options>]
+             <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...]

 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Compares the content and mode of the blobs found via two tree objects.
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Compares the content and mode of the blobs found via two tree objects.
 

+If there is only one <tree-ish> given, the commit is compared with its parents
+(see --stdin below).
+

 Note that "git-diff-tree" can use the tree encapsulated in a commit object.
 
 OPTIONS
 Note that "git-diff-tree" can use the tree encapsulated in a commit object.
 
 OPTIONS


@@ -27,10 +32,13 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 <path>...::
        If provided, the results are limited to a subset of files
        matching one of these prefix strings.
 <path>...::
        If provided, the results are limited to a subset of files
        matching one of these prefix strings.

-       ie file matches `/^<pattern1>|<pattern2>|.../`
+       i.e., file matches `/^<pattern1>|<pattern2>|.../`

        Note that this parameter does not provide any wildcard or regexp
        features.
 
        Note that this parameter does not provide any wildcard or regexp
        features.
 

+-r::
+        recurse into sub-trees
+

 -t::
        show tree entry itself as well as subtrees.  Implies -r.
 
 -t::
        show tree entry itself as well as subtrees.  Implies -r.
 


@@ -46,18 +54,19 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 +
 When a single commit is given on one line of such input, it compares
 the commit with its parents.  The following flags further affects its
 +
 When a single commit is given on one line of such input, it compares
 the commit with its parents.  The following flags further affects its

-behaviour.  This does not apply to the case where two <tree-ish>
+behavior.  This does not apply to the case where two <tree-ish>

 separated with a single space are given.
 
 -m::
        By default, "git-diff-tree --stdin" does not show
        differences for merge commits.  With this flag, it shows
 separated with a single space are given.
 
 -m::
        By default, "git-diff-tree --stdin" does not show
        differences for merge commits.  With this flag, it shows

-       differences to that commit from all of its parents.
+       differences to that commit from all of its parents. See
+       also '-c'.

 
 -s::
        By default, "git-diff-tree --stdin" shows differences,
        either in machine-readable form (without '-p') or in patch
 
 -s::
        By default, "git-diff-tree --stdin" shows differences,
        either in machine-readable form (without '-p') or in patch

-       form (with '-p').  This output can be supressed.  It is
+       form (with '-p').  This output can be suppressed.  It is

        only useful with '-v' flag.
 
 -v::
        only useful with '-v' flag.
 
 -v::


@@ -69,6 +78,34 @@ separated with a single space are given.
        commit message.  Without "=<style>", it defaults to
        medium.
 
        commit message.  Without "=<style>", it defaults to
        medium.
 

+--no-commit-id::
+       git-diff-tree outputs a line with the commit ID when
+       applicable.  This flag suppressed the commit ID output.
+
+-c::
+       This flag changes the way a merge commit is displayed
+       (which means it is useful only when the command is given
+       one <tree-ish>, or '--stdin').  It shows the differences
+       from each of the parents to the merge result simultaneously
+       instead of showing pairwise diff between a parent and the
+       result one at a time (which is what the '-m' option does).
+       Furthermore, it lists only files which were modified
+       from all parents.
+
+--cc::
+       This flag changes the way a merge commit patch is displayed,
+       in a similar way to the '-c' option. It implies the '-c'
+       and '-p' options and further compresses the patch output
+       by omitting hunks that show differences from only one
+       parent, or show the same change from all but one parent
+       for an Octopus merge.  When this optimization makes all
+       hunks disappear, the commit itself and the commit log
+       message is not shown, just like in any other "empty diff" case.
+
+--always::
+       Show the commit itself and the commit log message even
+       if the diff itself is empty.
+

 
 Limiting Output
 ---------------
 
 Limiting Output
 ---------------


@@ -86,28 +123,30 @@ Or if you are searching for what changed in just `kernel/sched.c`, just do
 and it will ignore all differences to other files.
 
 The pattern is always the prefix, and is matched exactly.  There are no
 and it will ignore all differences to other files.
 
 The pattern is always the prefix, and is matched exactly.  There are no

-wildcards.  Even stricter, it has to match complete path comonent.
+wildcards.  Even stricter, it has to match a complete path component.

 I.e. "foo" does not pick up `foobar.h`.  "foo" does match `foo/bar.h`
 so it can be used to name subdirectories.
 
 An example of normal usage is:
 
   torvalds@ppc970:~/git> git-diff-tree 5319e4......
 I.e. "foo" does not pick up `foobar.h`.  "foo" does match `foo/bar.h`
 so it can be used to name subdirectories.
 
 An example of normal usage is:
 
   torvalds@ppc970:~/git> git-diff-tree 5319e4......

-  *100664->100664 blob    ac348b.......->a01513.......      git-fsck-cache.c
+  *100664->100664 blob    ac348b.......->a01513.......      git-fsck-objects.c

 
 which tells you that the last commit changed just one file (it's from
 this one:
 
 
 which tells you that the last commit changed just one file (it's from
 this one:
 

-  commit 3c6f7ca19ad4043e9e72fa94106f352897e651a8
-  tree 5319e4d609cdd282069cc4dce33c1db559539b03
-  parent b4e628ea30d5ab3606119d2ea5caeab141d38df7
-  author Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> Sat Apr 9 12:02:30 2005
-  committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> Sat Apr 9 12:02:30 2005
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+commit 3c6f7ca19ad4043e9e72fa94106f352897e651a8
+tree 5319e4d609cdd282069cc4dce33c1db559539b03
+parent b4e628ea30d5ab3606119d2ea5caeab141d38df7
+author Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> Sat Apr 9 12:02:30 2005
+committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> Sat Apr 9 12:02:30 2005

 
 

-  Make "git-fsck-cache" print out all the root commits it finds.
+Make "git-fsck-objects" print out all the root commits it finds.

 
 

-  Once I do the reference tracking, I'll also make it print out all the
-  HEAD commits it finds, which is even more interesting.
+Once I do the reference tracking, I'll also make it print out all the
+HEAD commits it finds, which is even more interesting.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 in case you care).
 
 
 in case you care).
 


@@ -126,5 +165,5 @@ Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel
 
 GIT
 ---
 
 GIT
 ---

-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite