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