[PATCH] Assorted documentation patches

[git.git] / Documentation / git-diff-cache.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt
index b463593..a353d12 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-cache.txt
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ Cached Mode
 -----------
 If '--cached' is specified, it allows you to ask:
 
-       show me the differences between HEAD and the current index
+       show me the differences between HEAD and the current cache
        contents (the ones I'd write with a "git-write-tree")
 
-For example, let's say that you have worked on your index file, and are
-ready to commit. You want to see eactly *what* you are going to commit is
-without having to write a new tree object and compare it that way, and to
-do that, you just do
+For example, let's say that you have worked on your working directory, updated
+some files in the cache and are ready to commit. You want to see eactly
+*what* you are going to commit is without having to write a new tree
+object and compare it that way, and to do that, you just do
 
        git-diff-cache --cached $(cat .git/HEAD)