--
-n 'number'::
---max-count='number'::
+--max-count=<number>::
Limit the number of commits output.
---skip='number'::
+--skip=<number>::
Skip 'number' commits before starting to show the commit output.
---since='date'::
---after='date'::
+--since=<date>::
+--after=<date>::
Show commits more recent than a specific date.
---until='date'::
---before='date'::
+--until=<date>::
+--before=<date>::
Show commits older than a specific date.
ifdef::git-rev-list[]
---max-age='timestamp'::
---min-age='timestamp'::
+--max-age=<timestamp>::
+--min-age=<timestamp>::
Limit the commits output to specified time range.
endif::git-rev-list[]
---author='pattern'::
---committer='pattern'::
+--author=<pattern>::
+--committer=<pattern>::
Limit the commits output to ones with author/committer
header lines that match the specified pattern (regular expression).
---grep='pattern'::
+--grep=<pattern>::
Limit the commits output to ones with log message that
matches the specified pattern (regular expression).
commits, ordered by their distance to the included and excluded
commits. The farthest from them is displayed first. (This is the only
one displayed by `--bisect`.)
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This is useful because it makes it easy to choose a good commit to
test when you want to avoid to test some of them for some reason (they
may not compile for example).
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This option can be used along with `--bisect-vars`, in this case,
after all the sorted commit objects, there will be the same text as if
`--bisect-vars` had been used alone.