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@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ produced by --stat etc.
Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
its size is not included.
+-L <start>,<end>:<file>::
+-L :<regex>:<file>::
+
+ Trace the evolution of the line range given by "<start>,<end>"
+ (or the funcname regex <regex>) within the <file>. You may
+ not give any pathspec limiters. This is currently limited to
+ a walk starting from a single revision, i.e., you may only
+ give zero or one positive revision arguments.
+ You can specify this option more than once.
++
+include::line-range-format.txt[]
+
<revision range>::
Show only commits in the specified revision range. When no
<revision range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the
@@ -84,7 +96,7 @@ include::rev-list-options.txt[]
include::pretty-formats.txt[]
-Common diff options
+COMMON DIFF OPTIONS
-------------------
:git-log: 1
@@ -92,7 +104,7 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
include::diff-generate-patch.txt[]
-Examples
+EXAMPLES
--------
`git log --no-merges`::
@@ -115,9 +127,9 @@ Examples
in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
each commit modifies.
-`git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c`::
+`git log --follow builtin/rev-list.c`::
- Shows the commits that changed builtin-rev-list.c, including
+ Shows the commits that changed builtin/rev-list.c, including
those commits that occurred before the file was given its
present name.
@@ -140,15 +152,20 @@ Examples
This makes sense only when following a strict policy of merging all
topic branches when staying on a single integration branch.
+`git log -L '/int main/',/^}/:main.c`::
+
+ Shows how the function `main()` in the file 'main.c' evolved
+ over time.
+
`git log -3`::
Limits the number of commits to show to 3.
-Discussion
+DISCUSSION
----------
include::i18n.txt[]
-Configuration
+CONFIGURATION
-------------
See linkgit:git-config[1] for core variables and linkgit:git-diff[1]