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counted for the parent directory, unless `--cumulative` is used.
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Note that the `--dirstat` option computes the changes while ignoring
-pure code movements within a file. In other words, rearranging lines
-in a file is not counted as a change.
+the amount of pure code movements within a file. In other words,
+rearranging lines in a file is not counted as much as other changes.
--dirstat-by-file[=<limit>]::
Same as `--dirstat`, but counts changed files instead of lines.