Documentation/git-log.txt

   1 git-log(1)
   2 ==========
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-log - Show commit logs
   7
   8
   9 SYNOPSIS
  10 --------
  11 'git-log' <option>...
  12
  13 DESCRIPTION
  14 -----------
  15 Shows the commit logs.
  16
  17 The command takes options applicable to the gitlink:git-rev-list[1]
  18 command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to
  19 the gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the changes
  20 each commit introduces are shown.
  21
  22 This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
  23
  24
  25 OPTIONS
  26 -------
  27
  28 include::pretty-options.txt[]
  29
  30 -<n>::
  31         Limits the number of commits to show.
  32
  33 <since>..<until>::
  34         Show only commits between the named two commits.  When
  35         either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to
  36         `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch.
  37         For a more complete list of ways to spell <since>
  38         and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in
  39         gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
  40
  41 --first-parent::
  42         Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
  43         commit.  This  option gives a better overview of the
  44         evolution of a particular branch.
  45
  46 -p::
  47         Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.
  48
  49 -g, \--walk-reflogs::
  50         Show commits as they were recorded in the reflog. The log contains
  51         a record about how the tip of a reference was changed.
  52         Cannot be combined with --reverse.
  53         See also gitlink:git-reflog[1].
  54
  55 --decorate::
  56         Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown.
  57
  58 --full-diff::
  59         Without this flag, "git log -p <paths>..." shows commits that
  60         touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified
  61         paths.  With this, the full diff is shown for commits that touch
  62         the specified paths; this means that "<paths>..." limits only
  63         commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits.
  64
  65 --follow::
  66         Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames.
  67
  68 --log-size::
  69         Before the log message print out its size in bytes. Intended
  70         mainly for porcelain tools consumption. If git is unable to
  71         produce a valid value size is set to zero.
  72         Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
  73         its size is not included.
  74
  75 <paths>...::
  76         Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
  77
  78
  79 include::pretty-formats.txt[]
  80
  81
  82 Examples
  83 --------
  84 git log --no-merges::
  85
  86         Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
  87
  88 git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
  89
  90         Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
  91         in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
  92
  93 git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
  94
  95         Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
  96         The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
  97         'gitk'
  98
  99 git log -r --name-status release..test::
 100
 101         Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet
 102         in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
 103         each commit modifies.
 104
 105 git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c::
 106
 107         Shows the commits that changed builtin-rev-list.c, including
 108         those commits that occurred before the file was given its
 109         present name.
 110
 111 Discussion
 112 ----------
 113
 114 include::i18n.txt[]
 115
 116
 117 Author
 118 ------
 119 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
 120
 121 Documentation
 122 --------------
 123 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 124
 125 GIT
 126 ---
 127 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite