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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-log.txt9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 0446bad7e5..93a2a227c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git log' <option>...
+'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
its size is not included.
-<path>...::
- Show only commits that affect any of 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[]