Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] diff: document -U without <n> as using default context

From: Tian Yuchen <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:43:48 +0800

On 3/10/26 17:15, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:

> i'd replace that with:
> 
> Hence we retain this fallback behavior for backward compatibility, but 
> document it as such.
> 
>> +    (`-U` without `<n>` is accepted as a silent synonym for `-p` due
>> +    to a historical accident).
>>
> "silently accepted as a synonym" would be much more natural.

Thank you for pointing out. This change does make the message read more 
smoothly.

Will send v3 shortly.

Yuchen