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1 | git-log(1) |
2 | ========== | |
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3 | |
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
215a7ad1 | 6 | git-log - Show commit logs |
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7 | |
8 | ||
9 | SYNOPSIS | |
10 | -------- | |
b1524ee0 | 11 | 'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...] |
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12 | |
13 | DESCRIPTION | |
14 | ----------- | |
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15 | Shows the commit logs. |
16 | ||
0b444cdb | 17 | The command takes options applicable to the 'git rev-list' |
e51c3b50 | 18 | command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to |
0b444cdb | 19 | the 'git diff-*' commands to control how the changes |
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20 | each commit introduces are shown. |
21 | ||
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22 | |
23 | OPTIONS | |
24 | ------- | |
5d1faf87 | 25 | |
adb7ba6b | 26 | -<n>:: |
3f971fc4 | 27 | Limits the number of commits to show. |
190767f6 | 28 | Note that this is a commit limiting option, see below. |
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29 | |
30 | <since>..<until>:: | |
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31 | Show only commits between the named two commits. When |
32 | either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to | |
33 | `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch. | |
41a5564e | 34 | For a more complete list of ways to spell <since> |
9d83e382 | 35 | and <until>, see linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. |
3f971fc4 | 36 | |
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37 | --follow:: |
38 | Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames | |
39 | (works only for a single file). | |
40 | ||
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41 | --no-decorate:: |
42 | --decorate[=short|full|no]:: | |
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43 | Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown. If 'short' is |
44 | specified, the ref name prefixes 'refs/heads/', 'refs/tags/' and | |
45 | 'refs/remotes/' will not be printed. If 'full' is specified, the | |
46 | full ref name (including prefix) will be printed. The default option | |
47 | is 'short'. | |
56822cc9 | 48 | |
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49 | --source:: |
50 | Print out the ref name given on the command line by which each | |
51 | commit was reached. | |
52 | ||
2e88c266 | 53 | --full-diff:: |
f448e24e | 54 | Without this flag, "git log -p <path>..." shows commits that |
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55 | touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified |
56 | paths. With this, the full diff is shown for commits that touch | |
f448e24e | 57 | the specified paths; this means that "<path>..." limits only |
2e88c266 | 58 | commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits. |
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59 | + |
60 | Note that this affects all diff-based output types, e.g. those | |
61 | produced by --stat etc. | |
2e88c266 | 62 | |
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63 | --log-size:: |
64 | Before the log message print out its size in bytes. Intended | |
65 | mainly for porcelain tools consumption. If git is unable to | |
66 | produce a valid value size is set to zero. | |
67 | Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown | |
68 | its size is not included. | |
69 | ||
b1524ee0 | 70 | [\--] <path>...:: |
71 | Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. To | |
72 | prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths may need | |
73 | to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from options or | |
74 | refnames. | |
e51c3b50 | 75 | |
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76 | include::rev-list-options.txt[] |
77 | ||
78 | include::pretty-formats.txt[] | |
79 | ||
4ded6916 | 80 | Common diff options |
f98fd436 | 81 | ------------------- |
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82 | |
83 | :git-log: 1 | |
84 | include::diff-options.txt[] | |
331b51d2 | 85 | |
272bd3cf | 86 | include::diff-generate-patch.txt[] |
331b51d2 | 87 | |
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88 | Examples |
89 | -------- | |
90 | git log --no-merges:: | |
91 | ||
92 | Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges | |
93 | ||
94 | git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi:: | |
95 | ||
96 | Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file | |
97 | in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories | |
98 | ||
e994004f | 99 | git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk:: |
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100 | |
101 | Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'. | |
102 | The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named | |
103 | 'gitk' | |
104 | ||
170c0438 | 105 | git log --name-status release..test:: |
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106 | |
107 | Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet | |
108 | in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths | |
109 | each commit modifies. | |
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111 | git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c:: |
112 | ||
113 | Shows the commits that changed builtin-rev-list.c, including | |
114 | those commits that occurred before the file was given its | |
115 | present name. | |
116 | ||
b09fe971 | 117 | git log --branches --not --remotes=origin:: |
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118 | |
119 | Shows all commits that are in any of local branches but not in | |
0e615b25 | 120 | any of remote-tracking branches for 'origin' (what you have that |
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121 | origin doesn't). |
122 | ||
b09fe971 | 123 | git log master --not --remotes=*/master:: |
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124 | |
125 | Shows all commits that are in local master but not in any remote | |
126 | repository master branches. | |
127 | ||
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128 | git log -p -m --first-parent:: |
129 | ||
130 | Shows the history including change diffs, but only from the | |
131 | "main branch" perspective, skipping commits that come from merged | |
132 | branches, and showing full diffs of changes introduced by the merges. | |
133 | This makes sense only when following a strict policy of merging all | |
134 | topic branches when staying on a single integration branch. | |
135 | ||
136 | ||
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137 | Discussion |
138 | ---------- | |
139 | ||
140 | include::i18n.txt[] | |
141 | ||
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142 | Configuration |
143 | ------------- | |
144 | ||
145 | See linkgit:git-config[1] for core variables and linkgit:git-diff[1] | |
146 | for settings related to diff generation. | |
147 | ||
148 | format.pretty:: | |
149 | Default for the `--format` option. (See "PRETTY FORMATS" above.) | |
150 | Defaults to "medium". | |
151 | ||
152 | i18n.logOutputEncoding:: | |
153 | Encoding to use when displaying logs. (See "Discussion", above.) | |
154 | Defaults to the value of `i18n.commitEncoding` if set, UTF-8 | |
155 | otherwise. | |
156 | ||
157 | log.date:: | |
158 | Default format for human-readable dates. (Compare the | |
159 | `--date` option.) Defaults to "default", which means to write | |
160 | dates like `Sat May 8 19:35:34 2010 -0500`. | |
161 | ||
162 | log.showroot:: | |
163 | If `false`, 'git log' and related commands will not treat the | |
164 | initial commit as a big creation event. Any root commits in | |
165 | `git log -p` output would be shown without a diff attached. | |
166 | The default is `true`. | |
167 | ||
168 | mailmap.file:: | |
169 | See linkgit:git-shortlog[1]. | |
170 | ||
171 | notes.displayRef:: | |
172 | Which refs, in addition to the default set by `core.notesRef` | |
173 | or 'GIT_NOTES_REF', to read notes from when showing commit | |
174 | messages with the 'log' family of commands. See | |
175 | linkgit:git-notes[1]. | |
176 | + | |
177 | May be an unabbreviated ref name or a glob and may be specified | |
178 | multiple times. A warning will be issued for refs that do not exist, | |
179 | but a glob that does not match any refs is silently ignored. | |
180 | + | |
181 | This setting can be disabled by the `--no-standard-notes` option, | |
182 | overridden by the 'GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF' environment variable, | |
183 | and supplemented by the `--show-notes` option. | |
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185 | GIT |
186 | --- | |
9e1f0a85 | 187 | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |