git-log(1) ========== NAME ---- git-log - Show commit logs SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-log' <option>... DESCRIPTION ----------- Shows the commit logs. The command takes options applicable to the gitlink:git-rev-list[1] command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to the gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the changes each commit introduces are shown. This manual page describes only the most frequently used options. OPTIONS ------- include::pretty-options.txt[] -<n>:: Limits the number of commits to show. <since>..<until>:: Show only commits between the named two commits. When either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch. For a more complete list of ways to spell <since> and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. --first-parent:: Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge commit. This option gives a better overview of the evolution of a particular branch. -p:: Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form. -g, \--walk-reflogs:: Show commits as they were recorded in the reflog. The log contains a record about how the tip of a reference was changed. Cannot be combined with --reverse. See also gitlink:git-reflog[1]. --decorate:: Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown. --full-diff:: Without this flag, "git log -p <paths>..." shows commits that touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified paths. With this, the full diff is shown for commits that touch the specified paths; this means that "<paths>..." limits only commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits. --follow:: Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames. --log-size:: Before the log message print out its size in bytes. Intended mainly for porcelain tools consumption. If git is unable to produce a valid value size is set to zero. Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown its size is not included. <paths>...:: Show only commits that affect the specified paths. include::pretty-formats.txt[] Examples -------- git log --no-merges:: Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi:: Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories git log --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' git log --name-status release..test:: Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths each commit modifies. git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c:: Shows the commits that changed builtin-rev-list.c, including those commits that occurred before the file was given its present name. Discussion ---------- include::i18n.txt[] Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> Documentation -------------- Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite