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authorLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-11-10 09:05:31 -0800
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-11-10 09:05:31 -0800
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* commit '633e3556ccbc': (5835 commits) build-in git-mktree allow -t abbreviation for --track in git branch gitweb: Remove function prototypes (cleanup) Documentation: cloning to empty directory is allowed Clarify kind of conflict in merge-one-file helper git config: clarify --add and --get-color archive-tar.c: squelch a type mismatch warning Start 1.6.4 development Start 1.6.3.1 maintenance series. GIT 1.6.3 t4029: use sh instead of bash t4200: convert sed expression which operates on non-text file to perl t4200: remove two unnecessary lines t/annotate-tests.sh: avoid passing a non-newline terminated file to sed t4118: avoid sed invocation on file without terminating newline t4118: add missing '&&' t8005: use egrep when extended regular expressions are required git-clean doc: the command only affects paths under $(cwd) improve error message in config.c t4018-diff-funcname: add cpp xfuncname pattern to syntax test ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 5ec547cc0c..34cf4e5811 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -8,24 +8,23 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-log' <option>...
+'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Shows the commit logs.
-The command takes options applicable to the gitlink:git-rev-list[1]
+The command takes options applicable to the 'git-rev-list'
command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to
-the gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the changes
+the 'git-diff-*' commands to control how the changes
each commit introduces are shown.
-This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
-
OPTIONS
-------
-include::pretty-options.txt[]
+:git-log: 1
+include::diff-options.txt[]
-<n>::
Limits the number of commits to show.
@@ -36,30 +35,20 @@ include::pretty-options.txt[]
`HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch.
For a more complete list of ways to spell <since>
and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in
- gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
-
---first-parent::
- Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
- commit. This option gives a better overview of the
- evolution of a particular branch.
-
--p::
- Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.
-
--g, \--walk-reflogs::
- Show commits as they were recorded in the reflog. The log contains
- a record about how the tip of a reference was changed.
- Cannot be combined with --reverse.
- See also gitlink:git-reflog[1].
+ linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
--decorate::
Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown.
+--source::
+ Print out the ref name given on the command line by which each
+ commit was reached.
+
--full-diff::
- Without this flag, "git log -p <paths>..." shows commits that
+ Without this flag, "git log -p <path>..." shows commits that
touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified
paths. With this, the full diff is shown for commits that touch
- the specified paths; this means that "<paths>..." limits only
+ the specified paths; this means that "<path>..." limits only
commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits.
--follow::
@@ -72,12 +61,18 @@ include::pretty-options.txt[]
Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
its size is not included.
-<paths>...::
- Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
+[\--] <path>...::
+ Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. To
+ prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths may need
+ to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from options or
+ refnames.
+
+include::rev-list-options.txt[]
include::pretty-formats.txt[]
+include::diff-generate-patch.txt[]
Examples
--------
@@ -124,4 +119,4 @@ Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite