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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 585dac40ba..a5e96073c8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...] +'git log' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[\--] <path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ each commit introduces are shown. OPTIONS ------- -<since>..<until>:: - Show only commits between the named two commits. 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). @@ -47,6 +40,11 @@ OPTIONS Print out the ref name given on the command line by which each commit was reached. +--use-mailmap:: + Use mailmap file to map author and committer names and email + to canonical real names and email addresses. See + linkgit:git-shortlog[1]. + --full-diff:: Without this flag, "git log -p <path>..." shows commits that touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified @@ -59,19 +57,28 @@ 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 + 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. +<revision range>:: + Show only commits in the specified revision range. When no + <revision range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the + whole history leading to the current commit). `origin..HEAD` + specifies all the commits reachable from the current commit + (i.e. `HEAD`), but not from `origin`. For a complete list of + ways to spell <revision range>, see the "Specifying Ranges" + section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. + [\--] <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. +Paths may need to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from +options or the revision range, when confusion arises. include::rev-list-options.txt[] @@ -108,9 +115,9 @@ 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. @@ -167,7 +174,7 @@ log.showroot:: `git log -p` output would be shown without a diff attached. The default is `true`. -mailmap.file:: +mailmap.*:: See linkgit:git-shortlog[1]. notes.displayRef:: |