| -z | output diff-raw with lines terminated with NUL. |
| -p | output patch format. |
| -u | synonym for -p. |
| --patch-with-raw | output both a patch and the diff-raw format. |
| --stat | show diffstat instead of patch. |
| --numstat | show numeric diffstat instead of patch. |
| --patch-with-stat | output a patch and prepend its diffstat. |
| --name-only | show only names of changed files. |
| --name-status | show names and status of changed files. |
| --full-index | show full object name on index lines. |
| --abbrev=<n> | abbreviate object names in diff-tree header and diff-raw. |
| -R | swap input file pairs. |
| -B | detect complete rewrites. |
| -M | detect renames. |
| -C | detect copies. |
| --find-copies-harder | try unchanged files as candidate for copy detection. |
| -l<n> | limit rename attempts up to paths. |
| -O | reorder diffs according to the . |
| -S | find filepair whose only one side contains the string. |
| --pickaxe-all | show all files diff when -S is used and hit is found. |
| -a --text | treat all files as text. |
