diff options documentation: refer to --diff-filter in --name-status

git diff --name-status outputs letters, but the meaning of those letters
is documented elsewhere. Add a note to make the manpage more intuitive.

Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <redacted>

diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 8d35cbd60d9d6fb2a0aeef8a6b956e099743cb28..60d0e53a78974a99af3178fb11745fdaa51fd6fe 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
        Show only names of changed files.
 
 --name-status::
-       Show only names and status of changed files.
+       Show only names and status of changed files. See the description
+       of the `--diff-filter` option on what the status letters mean.
 
 --color::
        Show colored diff.