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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 93a2a227c4..ff41784c60 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -14,18 +14,15 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- Shows the commit logs. -The command takes options applicable to the 'git-rev-list' +The command takes options applicable to the 'git rev-list' command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to -the 'git-diff-*' commands to control how the changes +the 'git diff-*' commands to control how the changes each commit introduces are shown. OPTIONS ------- -:git-log: 1 -include::diff-options.txt[] - -<n>:: Limits the number of commits to show. @@ -34,11 +31,23 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] 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 "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in - linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. + and <until>, see linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. + +--follow:: + Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames + (works only for a single file). ---decorate:: - Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown. +--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 @@ -46,9 +55,9 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] 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. - ---follow:: - Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames. ++ +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 @@ -63,6 +72,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from options or refnames. +Common diff options +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +:git-log: 1 +include::diff-options.txt[] include::rev-list-options.txt[] @@ -99,11 +113,73 @@ git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c:: 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-standard-notes` option, +overridden by the 'GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF' environment variable, +and supplemented by the `--show-notes` option. Author ------ |