* diff-mode.el (diff-file-junk-re): Recognize the git format for

new files and for changing permissions.

lisp/ChangeLog

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	* textmodes/nroff-mode.el (nroff-mode-map): Add menus.
 	* diff-mode.el (diff-file-junk-re): Recognize the git format for
-	new files.
+	new files and for changing permissions.
 	(diff-mode): Set beginning-of-defun-function and
 	end-of-defun-function.

lisp/diff-mode.el

@@ -556,8 +556,9 @@ If the prefix ARG is given, restrict the view to the current file instead."
       (diff-end-of-hunk)
       (kill-region start (point)))))
 
-;; "index " and "new file mode" are output by git-diff.
-(defconst diff-file-junk-re "diff \\|index \\|new file mode")
+;; "index ", "old mode", "new mode" and "new file mode" are output by git-diff.
+(defconst diff-file-junk-re 
+  "diff \\|index \\|\\(?:new\\(?: file\\)?\\|old\\) mode ")
 
 (defun diff-beginning-of-file-and-junk ()
   "Go to the beginning of file-related diff-info.