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 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         linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
  43
  44 --first-parent::
  45         Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
  46         commit.  This option can give a better overview when
  47         viewing the evolution of a particular topic branch,
  48         because merges into a topic branch tend to be only about
  49         adjusting to updated upstream from time to time, and
  50         this option allows you to ignore the individual commits
  51         brought in to your history by such a merge.
  52
  53 -g, \--walk-reflogs::
  54         Show commits as they were recorded in the reflog. The log contains
  55         a record about how the tip of a reference was changed.
  56         Cannot be combined with --reverse.
  57         See also linkgit:git-reflog[1].
  58
  59 --decorate::
  60         Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown.
  61
  62 --full-diff::
  63         Without this flag, "git log -p <paths>..." shows commits that
  64         touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified
  65         paths.  With this, the full diff is shown for commits that touch
  66         the specified paths; this means that "<paths>..." limits only
  67         commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits.
  68
  69 --follow::
  70         Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames.
  71
  72 --log-size::
  73         Before the log message print out its size in bytes. Intended
  74         mainly for porcelain tools consumption. If git is unable to
  75         produce a valid value size is set to zero.
  76         Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
  77         its size is not included.
  78
  79 <paths>...::
  80         Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
  81
  82
  83 include::pretty-formats.txt[]
  84
  85 include::diff-generate-patch.txt[]
  86
  87 Examples
  88 --------
  89 git log --no-merges::
  90
  91         Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
  92
  93 git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
  94
  95         Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
  96         in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
  97
  98 git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
  99
 100         Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
 101         The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
 102         'gitk'
 103
 104 git log --name-status release..test::
 105
 106         Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet
 107         in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
 108         each commit modifies.
 109
 110 git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c::
 111
 112         Shows the commits that changed builtin-rev-list.c, including
 113         those commits that occurred before the file was given its
 114         present name.
 115
 116 Discussion
 117 ----------
 118
 119 include::i18n.txt[]
 120
 121
 122 Author
 123 ------
 124 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
 125
 126 Documentation
 127 --------------
 128 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 129
 130 GIT
 131 ---
 132 Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite