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 :git-log: 1
  31 include::diff-options.txt[]
  32
  33 -<n>::
  34         Limits the number of commits to show.
  35
  36 <since>..<until>::
  37         Show only commits between the named two commits.  When
  38         either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to
  39         `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch.
  40         For a more complete list of ways to spell <since>
  41         and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in
  42         gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
  43
  44 --first-parent::
  45         Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
  46         commit.  This  option gives a better overview of the
  47         evolution of a particular branch.
  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 include::diff-generate-patch.txt[]
  82
  83 Examples
  84 --------
  85 git log --no-merges::
  86
  87         Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
  88
  89 git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
  90
  91         Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
  92         in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
  93
  94 git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
  95
  96         Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
  97         The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
  98         'gitk'
  99
 100 git log --name-status release..test::
 101
 102         Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet
 103         in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
 104         each commit modifies.
 105
 106 git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c::
 107
 108         Shows the commits that changed builtin-rev-list.c, including
 109         those commits that occurred before the file was given its
 110         present name.
 111
 112 Discussion
 113 ----------
 114
 115 include::i18n.txt[]
 116
 117
 118 Author
 119 ------
 120 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
 121
 122 Documentation
 123 --------------
 124 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 125
 126 GIT
 127 ---
 128 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite