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diff --git a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt index e575fea1ad..8361e6e4e3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-difftool.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-difftool.txt @@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ with custom merge tool commands and has the same value as `$MERGED`. --symlinks:: --no-symlinks:: 'git difftool''s default behavior is create symlinks to the - working tree when run in `--dir-diff` mode. + working tree when run in `--dir-diff` mode and the right-hand + side of the comparison yields the same content as the file in + the working tree. + Specifying `--no-symlinks` instructs 'git difftool' to create copies instead. `--no-symlinks` is the default on Windows. |