zed/docs/src/languages/diff.md
morgankrey 6daa541e77
docs: Apply documentation standards across all docs (#49177)
## Summary

Comprehensive remediation of 146 documentation files to align with Zed's
documentation conventions and brand voice guidelines.

## Changes

### YAML Frontmatter
- Added `title` and `description` frontmatter to all docs missing it

### Settings UI Pattern
- Updated 48+ files to show Settings Editor before JSON examples
- Pattern: `Configure X in Settings ({#kb zed::OpenSettings}), or add to
your settings file:`
- Added `([how to edit](./configuring-zed.md#settings-files))` links for
JSON-only settings

### Brand Voice Fixes
- Removed exclamation points (command-palette, key-bindings, repl,
privacy-and-security, etc.)
- Simplified em dash chains to parentheticals (environment,
troubleshooting, agent-panel, etc.)
- Fixed marketing language (yarn.md intro, development/linux.md)

### Terminology Alignment
- `settings UI` -> `Settings Editor`
- `sidebar` -> specific panel names (Project Panel, Collab Panel)
- `directory` -> `folder` in non-technical contexts
- `workspace` -> `project` in non-LSP contexts
- `Command Palette` -> `command palette` (lowercase)

### Callout Standardization
- Converted various callout formats to standard `> **Note:**` pattern

## Related

Depends on conventions established in #49176.

Release Notes:

- N/A
2026-02-17 20:58:17 -06:00

850 B

title description
Diff Configure Diff language support in Zed, including language servers, formatting, and debugging.

Diff

Diff support is available natively in Zed.

Configuration

Zed will not attempt to format diff files and has remove_trailing_whitespace_on_save and ensure-final-newline-on-save set to false.

Zed will automatically recognize files with patch and diff extensions as Diff files. To recognize other extensions, add them to file_types in your Zed settings.json:

  "file_types": {
    "Diff": ["dif"]
  },