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   1git-log(1)
   2==========
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-log - Show commit logs
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11'git-log' <option>...
  12
  13DESCRIPTION
  14-----------
  15Shows the commit logs.
  16
  17The command takes options applicable to the gitlink:git-rev-list[1]
  18command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to
  19the gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the change
  20each commit introduces are shown.
  21
  22This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
  23
  24
  25OPTIONS
  26-------
  27
  28include::pretty-formats.txt[]
  29
  30-<n>::
  31        Limits the number of commits to show.
  32
  33<since>..<until>::
  34        Show only commits between the named two commits.  When
  35        either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to
  36        `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch.
  37
  38-p::
  39        Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.
  40
  41<paths>...::
  42        Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
  43
  44
  45Examples
  46--------
  47git log --no-merges::
  48
  49        Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
  50
  51git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
  52
  53        Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
  54        in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
  55
  56git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
  57
  58        Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
  59        The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
  60        'gitk'
  61
  62git log -r --name-status release..test::
  63
  64        Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet
  65        in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
  66        each commit modifies.
  67
  68Discussion
  69----------
  70
  71include::i18n.txt[]
  72
  73
  74Author
  75------
  76Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
  77
  78Documentation
  79--------------
  80Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  81
  82GIT
  83---
  84Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  85