Documentation: git diff --check respects core.whitespace

Fix documentation on "git diff --check" by adopting the description from
"git apply --whitespace".

Signed-off-by: Christof Krüger <git@christof-krueger.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Christof Krüger
2011-06-22 17:33:02 +02:00
committed by Junio C Hamano
parent a598ded1e2
commit 4f8303905e

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@ -194,10 +194,14 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
ifndef::git-format-patch[] ifndef::git-format-patch[]
--check:: --check::
Warn if changes introduce trailing whitespace Warn if changes introduce whitespace errors. What are
or an indent that uses a space before a tab. Exits with considered whitespace errors is controlled by `core.whitespace`
non-zero status if problems are found. Not compatible with configuration. By default, trailing whitespaces (including
--exit-code. lines that solely consist of whitespaces) and a space character
that is immediately followed by a tab character inside the
initial indent of the line are considered whitespace errors.
Exits with non-zero status if problems are found. Not compatible
with --exit-code.
endif::git-format-patch[] endif::git-format-patch[]
--full-index:: --full-index::