__git_complete_file
 }
 
+# Options that go well for log, shortlog and gitk
+__git_log_common_options="
+       --not --all
+       --branches --tags --remotes
+       --first-parent --no-merges
+       --max-count=
+       --max-age= --since= --after=
+       --min-age= --until= --before=
+"
+# Options that go well for log and gitk (not shortlog)
+__git_log_gitk_options="
+       --dense --sparse --full-history
+       --simplify-merges --simplify-by-decoration
+       --left-right
+"
+# Options that go well for log and shortlog (not gitk)
+__git_log_shortlog_options="
+       --author= --committer= --grep=
+       --all-match
+"
+
 __git_log_pretty_formats="oneline short medium full fuller email raw format:"
 
 _git_log ()
                ;;
        --*)
                __gitcomp "
-                       --max-count= --max-age= --since= --after=
-                       --min-age= --before= --until=
+                       $__git_log_common_options
+                       $__git_log_shortlog_options
+                       $__git_log_gitk_options
                        --root --topo-order --date-order --reverse
-                       --no-merges --follow
+                       --follow
                        --abbrev-commit --abbrev=
                        --relative-date --date=
-                       --author= --committer= --grep=
-                       --all-match
                        --pretty=
-                       --not --all
-                       --left-right --cherry-pick
+                       --cherry-pick
                        --graph
                        --decorate
                        --walk-reflogs
-                       --parents --children --full-history
+                       --parents --children
                        --merge
                        $__git_diff_common_options
                        --pickaxe-all --pickaxe-regex
        case "$cur" in
        --*)
                __gitcomp "
-                       --max-count= --max-age= --since= --after=
-                       --min-age= --before= --until=
-                       --no-merges
-                       --author= --committer= --grep=
-                       --all-match
-                       --not --all
+                       $__git_log_common_options
+                       $__git_log_shortlog_options
                        --numbered --summary
                        "
                return
        fi
        case "$cur" in
        --*)
-               __gitcomp "--not --all $merge"
+               __gitcomp "
+                       $__git_log_common_options
+                       $__git_log_gitk_options
+                       $merge
+                       "
                return
                ;;
        esac