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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index a976534ab8..2ea79ba168 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ 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. ++ +<start> and <end> can take one of these forms: + +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 @@ -115,9 +128,9 @@ 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. @@ -140,6 +153,11 @@ 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. |