gitweb: embed snapshot format parameter in PATH_INFO
[gitweb.git] / Documentation / git-log.txt
index 5a58d5b03ded77d04d3de0857a798b6d3193adb2..93a2a227c4816720b82330aca1b8c3ab0245b1c1 100644 (file)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git log' <option>...
+'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
        Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown.
 
 --full-diff::
-       Without this flag, "git log -p <paths>..." shows commits that
+       Without this flag, "git log -p <path>..." shows commits that
        touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified
        paths.  With this, the full diff is shown for commits that touch
-       the specified paths; this means that "<paths>..." limits only
+       the specified paths; this means that "<path>..." limits only
        commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits.
 
 --follow::
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
        Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
        its size is not included.
 
-<paths>...::
-       Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
+[\--] <path>...::
+       Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. To
+       prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths may need
+       to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from options or
+       refnames.
 
 
 include::rev-list-options.txt[]