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diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt index def1340ac7..1fc2a18404 100644 --- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt @@ -3,12 +3,20 @@ Commit Limiting Besides specifying a range of commits that should be listed using the special notations explained in the description, additional commit -limiting may be applied. Note that they are applied before commit -ordering and formatting options, such as '--reverse'. +limiting may be applied. + +Using more options generally further limits the output (e.g. +`--since=<date1>` limits to commits newer than `<date1>`, and using it +with `--grep=<pattern>` further limits to commits whose log message +has a line that matches `<pattern>`), unless otherwise noted. + +Note that these are applied before commit +ordering and formatting options, such as `--reverse`. -- --n 'number':: +-<number>:: +-n <number>:: --max-count=<number>:: Limit the number of commits to output. @@ -38,16 +46,22 @@ endif::git-rev-list[] --committer=<pattern>:: Limit the commits output to ones with author/committer - header lines that match the specified pattern (regular expression). + header lines that match the specified pattern (regular + expression). With more than one `--author=<pattern>`, + commits whose author matches any of the given patterns are + chosen (similarly for multiple `--committer=<pattern>`). --grep=<pattern>:: Limit the commits output to ones with log message that - matches the specified pattern (regular expression). + matches the specified pattern (regular expression). With + more than one `--grep=<pattern>`, commits whose message + matches any of the given patterns are chosen (but see + `--all-match`). --all-match:: Limit the commits output to ones that match all given --grep, - --author and --committer instead of ones that match at least one. + instead of ones that match at least one. -i:: --regexp-ignore-case:: @@ -636,10 +650,14 @@ These options are mostly targeted for packing of git repositories. Only useful with '--objects'; print the object IDs that are not in packs. ---no-walk:: +--no-walk[=(sorted|unsorted)]:: - Only show the given revs, but do not traverse their ancestors. - This has no effect if a range is specified. + Only show the given commits, but do not traverse their ancestors. + This has no effect if a range is specified. If the argument + "unsorted" is given, the commits are show in the order they were + given on the command line. Otherwise (if "sorted" or no argument + was given), the commits are show in reverse chronological order + by commit time. --do-walk:: |