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author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2011-11-10 09:05:31 -0800 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2011-11-10 09:05:31 -0800 |
commit | 77f143bf3e218857ec8e5244d7e862e8e0c1a041 (patch) | |
tree | 9f720e61941241b53a4f258d0dc62e5a9a360aa8 /Documentation/git-log.txt | |
parent | mktree: fix a memory leak in write_tree() (diff) | |
parent | build-in git-mktree (diff) | |
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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 |