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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--max-count=<n>::
  31        Limits the number of commits to show.
  32
  33<since>..<until>::
  34        Show only commits between the named two commits.
  35
  36-p::
  37        Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.
  38
  39<paths>...::
  40        Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
  41
  42
  43Examples
  44--------
  45git log --no-merges::
  46
  47        Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
  48
  49git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
  50
  51        Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
  52        in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
  53
  54git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
  55
  56        Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
  57        The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
  58        'gitk'
  59
  60git log -r --name-status release..test::
  61
  62        Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet
  63        in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
  64        each commit modifies.
  65
  66Discussion
  67----------
  68
  69include::i18n.txt[]
  70
  71
  72Author
  73------
  74Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
  75
  76Documentation
  77--------------
  78Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  79
  80GIT
  81---
  82Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  83