blame/log documentation describes -L option as:
-L<start>,<end>
-L:<regex>
<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
* number
* /regex/
* +offset or -offset
* :regex
which is incorrect and confusing since :regex is not one of the valid
forms of <start> or <end>; in fact, it must be -L's lone argument.
Clarify by discussing :<regex> at the same indentation level as "<start>
and <end>...":
-L<start>,<end>
-L:<regex>
<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
* number
* /regex/
* +offset or -offset
If :<regex> is given in place of <start> and <end> ...
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
``-L <start>'' or ``-L <start>,'' spans from <start> to end of file.
``-L ,<end>'' spans from start of file to <end>.
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-<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
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include::line-range-format.txt[]
-l::
give zero or one positive revision arguments.
You can specify this option more than once.
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-<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
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include::line-range-format.txt[]
<revision range>::
+<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
+
- number
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If <start> or <end> is a number, it specifies an
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This is only valid for <end> and will specify a number
of lines before or after the line given by <start>.
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-- :regex
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-If the option's argument is of the form :regex, it denotes the range
+If ``:<regex>'' is given in place of <start> and <end>, it denotes the range
from the first funcname line that matches <regex>, up to the next
funcname line.
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