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diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1e343bcdcd --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +git-reflog(1) +============= + +NAME +---- +git-reflog - Manage reflog information + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git reflog' <subcommand> <options> + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +The command takes various subcommands, and different options +depending on the subcommand: + +[verse] +git reflog expire [--dry-run] [--stale-fix] + [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>... + +git reflog [show] [log-options] + +Reflog is a mechanism to record when the tip of branches are +updated. This command is to manage the information recorded in it. + +The subcommand "expire" is used to prune older reflog entries. +Entries older than `expire` time, or entries older than +`expire-unreachable` time and are not reachable from the current +tip, are removed from the reflog. This is typically not used +directly by the end users -- instead, see gitlink:git-gc[1]. + +The subcommand "show" (which is also the default, in the absense of any +subcommands) will take all the normal log options, and show the log of +the current branch. It is basically an alias for 'git log -g --abbrev-commit +--pretty=oneline', see gitlink:git-log[1]. + + +OPTIONS +------- + +--expire=<time>:: + Entries older than this time are pruned. Without the + option it is taken from configuration `gc.reflogExpire`, + which in turn defaults to 90 days. + +--expire-unreachable=<time>:: + Entries older than this time and are not reachable from + the current tip of the branch are pruned. Without the + option it is taken from configuration + `gc.reflogExpireUnreachable`, which in turn defaults to + 30 days. + +--all:: + Instead of listing <refs> explicitly, prune all refs. + +Author +------ +Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite + |