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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index ebaee4b334..3d79de11ec 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ git-log - Show commit logs SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-log' <option>... +'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- Shows the commit logs. -The command takes options applicable to the linkgit:git-rev-list[1] +The command takes options applicable to the 'git-rev-list' command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to -the linkgit:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the changes +the 'git-diff-*' commands to control how the changes each commit introduces are shown. @@ -37,14 +37,22 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. ---decorate:: - Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown. +--decorate[=short|full]:: + 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 <paths>..." shows commits that + 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 "<paths>..." limits only + the specified paths; this means that "<path>..." limits only commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits. --follow:: @@ -57,8 +65,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown its size is not included. -<paths>...:: - Show only commits that affect 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[] @@ -112,4 +123,4 @@ Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel GIT --- -Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |