SYNOPSIS
--------
-git-annotate [options] file [revision]
+'git annotate' [options] file [revision]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Annotates each line in the given file with information from the commit
which introduced the line. Optionally annotate from a given revision.
+The only difference between this command and linkgit:git-blame[1] is that
+they use slightly different output formats, and this command exists only
+for backward compatibility to support existing scripts, and provide more
+familiar command name for people coming from other SCM systems.
+
OPTIONS
-------
--l, --long::
- Show long rev (Defaults off).
-
--t, --time::
- Show raw timestamp (Defaults off).
-
--r, --rename::
- Follow renames (Defaults on).
-
--S, --rev-file <revs-file>::
- Use revs from revs-file instead of calling git-rev-list.
-
--h, --help::
- Show help message.
+include::blame-options.txt[]
SEE ALSO
--------
-gitlink:git-blame[1]
+linkgit:git-blame[1]
AUTHOR
------
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite