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