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When + either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to + `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch. + For a more complete list of ways to spell <since> + and <until>, see linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. + +--follow:: + Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames + (works only for a single file). + +--no-decorate:: +--decorate[=short|full|no]:: + Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown. If 'short' is + specified, the ref name prefixes 'refs/heads/', 'refs/tags/' and + 'refs/remotes/' will not be printed. If 'full' is specified, the + full ref name (including prefix) will be printed. The default option + is 'short'. + +--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 <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 "<path>..." limits only + commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits. ++ +Note that this affects all diff-based output types, e.g. those +produced by --stat etc. + +--log-size:: + Before the log message print out its size in bytes. Intended + mainly for porcelain tools consumption. If git is unable to + produce a valid value size is set to zero. + Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown + its size is not included. + +[\--] <path>...:: + Show only commits that are enough to explain how the files + that match the specified paths came to be. See "History + Simplification" below for details and other simplification + modes. ++ +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[] + +Common diff options +------------------- + +:git-log: 1 +include::diff-options.txt[] + +include::diff-generate-patch.txt[] + +Examples +-------- +`git log --no-merges`:: + + Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges + +`git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi`:: + + Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file + in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories + +`git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk`:: + + Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'. + The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named + 'gitk' + +`git log --name-status release..test`:: + + Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet + in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths + each commit modifies. + +`git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c`:: + + Shows the commits that changed builtin-rev-list.c, including + those commits that occurred before the file was given its + present name. + +`git log --branches --not --remotes=origin`:: + + Shows all commits that are in any of local branches but not in + any of remote-tracking branches for 'origin' (what you have that + origin doesn't). + +`git log master --not --remotes=*/master`:: + + Shows all commits that are in local master but not in any remote + repository master branches. + +`git log -p -m --first-parent`:: + + Shows the history including change diffs, but only from the + "main branch" perspective, skipping commits that come from merged + branches, and showing full diffs of changes introduced by the merges. + This makes sense only when following a strict policy of merging all + topic branches when staying on a single integration branch. + + +Discussion +---------- + +include::i18n.txt[] + +Configuration +------------- + +See linkgit:git-config[1] for core variables and linkgit:git-diff[1] +for settings related to diff generation. + +format.pretty:: + Default for the `--format` option. (See "PRETTY FORMATS" above.) + Defaults to "medium". + +i18n.logOutputEncoding:: + Encoding to use when displaying logs. (See "Discussion", above.) + Defaults to the value of `i18n.commitEncoding` if set, UTF-8 + otherwise. + +log.date:: + Default format for human-readable dates. (Compare the + `--date` option.) Defaults to "default", which means to write + dates like `Sat May 8 19:35:34 2010 -0500`. + +log.showroot:: + If `false`, 'git log' and related commands will not treat the + initial commit as a big creation event. Any root commits in + `git log -p` output would be shown without a diff attached. + The default is `true`. + +mailmap.file:: + See linkgit:git-shortlog[1]. + +notes.displayRef:: + Which refs, in addition to the default set by `core.notesRef` + or 'GIT_NOTES_REF', to read notes from when showing commit + messages with the 'log' family of commands. See + linkgit:git-notes[1]. ++ +May be an unabbreviated ref name or a glob and may be specified +multiple times. A warning will be issued for refs that do not exist, +but a glob that does not match any refs is silently ignored. ++ +This setting can be disabled by the `--no-notes` option, +overridden by the 'GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF' environment variable, +and overridden by the `--notes=<ref>` option. + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |