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1git-log(1)
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4NAME
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215a7ad1 6git-log - Show commit logs
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9SYNOPSIS
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cc1621e2 11'git-log' <option>...
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13DESCRIPTION
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15Shows the commit logs. This command internally invokes
16'git-rev-list', and the command line options are passed to that
17command.
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19This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
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21OPTIONS
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27dedf0c 23--pretty=<format>::
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24 Controls the way the commit log is formatted.
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26--max-count=<n>::
27 Limits the number of commits to show.
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29<since>..<until>::
30 Show only commits between the named two commits.
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33Examples
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35git log --no-merges::
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37 Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
38
39git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
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41 Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
42 in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
43
44git log --since="2 weeks ago" -- gitk::
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46 Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
47 The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
48 'gitk'
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51Author
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53Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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55Documentation
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57Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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59GIT
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a7154e91 61Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
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