git-stash.sh: fix flawed fix of invalid ref handling (commit da65e7c1)
[gitweb.git] / Documentation / git-log.txt
index 0446bad7e589c06c97bb9274e9edd4b343ef9e55..93a2a227c4816720b82330aca1b8c3ab0245b1c1 100644 (file)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git log' <option>...
+'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -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.
 
-<path>...::
-       Show only commits that affect any of 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[]