git-log.txt

git-log(1)
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NAME
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git-log - Show commit logs


SYNOPSIS
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'git-log' <option>...

DESCRIPTION
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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 change
each commit introduces are shown.

This manual page describes only the most frequently used
options.


OPTIONS
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--pretty=<format>::
Controls the way the commit log is formatted.

--max-count=<n>::
Limits the number of commits to show.

<since>..<until>::
Show only commits between the named two commits.

-p::
Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.

<paths>...::
Show only commits that affect the specified paths.


Examples
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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 -r --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.

Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

Documentation
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Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.

GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite