This is a more expensive `--dirstat`
	behavior than the `changes` behavior, but it does count rearranged
	lines within a file as much as other changes. The resulting output
	is consistent with what you get from the other `--*stat` options.
`files`;;
	Compute the dirstat numbers by counting the number of files changed.
	Each changed file counts equally in the dirstat analysis. This is
	the computationally cheapest `--dirstat` behavior, since it does
	not have to look at the file contents at all.
`cumulative`;;
	Count changes in a child directory for the parent directory as well.
	Note that when using `cumulative`, the sum of the percentages
	reported may exceed 100%. The default (non-cumulative) behavior can
	be specified with the `noncumulative` parameter.
_<limit>_;;
	An integer parameter specifies a cut-off percent (3% by default).
	Directories contributing less than this percentage of the changes
	are not shown in the output.
--
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Example: The following will count changed files, while ignoring
directories with less than 10% of the total amount of changed files,
and accumulating child directory counts in the parent directories:
`--dirstat=files,10,cumulative`.

`--cumulative`::
	Synonym for `--dirstat=cumulative`.

`--dirstat-by-file[=<param>,...]`::
	Synonym for `--dirstat=files,<param>,...`.

`--summary`::
	Output a condensed summary of extended header information
	such as creations, renames and mode changes.

ifndef::git-format-patch[]
`--patch-with-stat`::
	Synonym for `-p --stat`.
endif::git-format-patch[]

ifndef::git-format-patch[]

`-z`::
ifdef::git-log[]
	Separate the commits with __NUL__s instead of newlines.
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Also, when `--raw` or `--numstat` has been given, do not munge
pathnames and use __NUL__s as output field terminators.
endif::git-log[]
ifndef::git-log[]
	When `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--name-only` or `--name-status` has been
	given, do not munge pathnames and use NULs as output field terminators.
endif::git-log[]
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Without this option, pathnames with "unusual" characters are quoted as
explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` (see
linkgit:git-config[1]).

`--name-only`::
	Show only the name of each changed file in the post-image tree.
	The file names are often encoded in UTF-8.
	For more information see the discussion about encoding in the linkgit:git-log[1]
	manual page.

`--name-status`::
	Show only the name(s) and status of each changed file. See the description
	of the `--diff-filter` option on what the status letters mean.
	Just like `--name-only` the file names are often encoded in UTF-8.

`--submodule[=<format>]`::
	Specify how differences in submodules are shown.  When specifying
	`--submodule=short` the `short` format is used.  This format just
	shows the names of the commits at the beginning and end of the range.
	When `--submodule` or `--submodule=log` is specified, the `log`
	format is used.  This format lists the commits in the range like
	linkgit:git-submodule[1] `summary` does.  When `--submodule=diff`
	is specified, the `diff` format is used.  This format shows an
	inline diff of the changes in the submodule contents between the
	commit range.  Defaults to `diff.submodule` or the `short` format
	if the config option is unset.

`--color[=<when>]`::
	Show colored diff.
	`--color` (i.e. without `=<when>`) is the same as `--color=always`.
	_<when>_ can be one of `always`, `never`, or `auto`.
ifdef::git-diff[]
	It can be changed by the `color.ui` and `color.diff`
	configuration settings.
endif::git-diff[]

`--no-color`::
	Turn off colored diff.
ifdef::git-diff[]
	This can be used to override configuration settings.
endif::git-diff[]
	It is the same as `--color=never`.

`--color-moved[=<mode>]`::
	Moved lines of code are colored differently.
ifdef::git-diff[]
	It can be changed by the `diff.colorMoved` configuration setting.
endif::git-diff[]
	The _<mode>_ defaults to `no` if the option is not given
	and to `zebra` if the option with no mode is given.
	The mode must be one of:
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--
`no`::