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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index a5e96073c8..ac2694d04c 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 @@ -84,7 +97,7 @@ include::rev-list-options.txt[] include::pretty-formats.txt[] -Common diff options +COMMON DIFF OPTIONS ------------------- :git-log: 1 @@ -92,7 +105,7 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] include::diff-generate-patch.txt[] -Examples +EXAMPLES -------- `git log --no-merges`:: @@ -140,15 +153,20 @@ 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] |