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@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ git-whatchanged - Show logs with difference each commit introduces
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-whatchanged' <option>...
+[verse]
+'git whatchanged' <option>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Shows commit logs and diff output each commit introduces. The
-command internally invokes 'git-rev-list' piped to
-'git-diff-tree', and takes command line options for both of
+command internally invokes 'git rev-list' piped to
+'git diff-tree', and takes command line options for both of
these commands.
This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
@@ -38,11 +39,6 @@ OPTIONS
Show git internal diff output, but for the whole tree,
not just the top level.
---pretty=<format>::
- Controls the output format for the commit logs.
- <format> can be one of 'raw', 'medium', 'short', 'full',
- and 'oneline'.
-
-m::
By default, differences for merge commits are not shown.
With this flag, show differences to that commit from all
@@ -51,30 +47,23 @@ OPTIONS
However, it is not very useful in general, although it
*is* useful on a file-by-file basis.
+include::pretty-options.txt[]
+
+include::pretty-formats.txt[]
+
Examples
--------
-git-whatchanged -p v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
+`git whatchanged -p v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi`::
Show as patches the commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed
any file in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
-git-whatchanged --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
+`git whatchanged --since="2 weeks ago" -- gitk`::
Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
'gitk'
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and
-Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
-
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite