depending on the subcommand:
[verse]
-git reflog expire [--dry-run] [--stale-fix]
+git reflog expire [--dry-run] [--stale-fix] [--verbose]
[--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...
-git reflog [show] [log-options]
+git reflog [show] [log-options] [<ref>]
Reflog is a mechanism to record when the tip of branches are
updated. This command is to manage the information recorded in it.
tip, are removed from the reflog. This is typically not used
directly by the end users -- instead, see gitlink:git-gc[1].
-The subcommand "show" (which is also the default, in the absense of any
+The subcommand "show" (which is also the default, in the absence of any
subcommands) will take all the normal log options, and show the log of
-the current branch. It is basically an alias for 'git log -g --abbrev-commit
---pretty=oneline', see gitlink:git-log[1].
+the reference provided in the command-line (or `HEAD`, by default).
+The reflog will cover all recent actions (HEAD reflog records branch switching
+as well). It is an alias for 'git log -g --abbrev-commit --pretty=oneline';
+see gitlink:git-log[1].
+
+The reflog is useful in various git commands, to specify the old value
+of a reference. For example, `HEAD@\{2\}` means "where HEAD used to be
+two moves ago", `master@\{one.week.ago\}` means "where master used to
+point to one week ago", and so on. See gitlink:git-rev-parse[1] for
+more details.
OPTIONS
--all::
Instead of listing <refs> explicitly, prune all refs.
+--verbose::
+ Print extra information on screen.
+
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>