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NAME
----
-git-annotate - Annotate file lines with commit info
+git-annotate - Annotate file lines with commit information
SYNOPSIS
--------
+[verse]
'git annotate' [options] file [revision]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Annotates each line in the given file with information from the commit
-which introduced the line. Optionally annotate from a given revision.
+which introduced the line. Optionally annotates from a given revision.
The only difference between this command and linkgit:git-blame[1] is that
they use slightly different output formats, and this command exists only
-for backward compatibility to support existing scripts, and provide more
+for backward compatibility to support existing scripts, and provide a more
familiar command name for people coming from other SCM systems.
OPTIONS
@@ -27,10 +28,6 @@ SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-blame[1]
-AUTHOR
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-Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>.
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite