--L<start>,<end>:<file>::
--L:<funcname>:<file>::
+`-L<start>,<end>:<file>`::
+`-L:<funcname>:<file>`::
- Trace the evolution of the line range given by '<start>,<end>',
- or by the function name regex '<funcname>', within the '<file>'. You may
+ Trace the evolution of the line range given by `<start>,<end>`,
+ or by the function name regex _<funcname>_, within the _<file>_. You may
not give any pathspec limiters. This is currently limited to
a walk starting from a single revision, i.e., you may only
give zero or one positive revision arguments, and
- '<start>' and '<end>' (or '<funcname>') must exist in the starting revision.
+ _<start>_ and _<end>_ (or _<funcname>_) must exist in the starting revision.
You can specify this option more than once. Implies `--patch`.
Patch output can be suppressed using `--no-patch`, but other diff formats
(namely `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--shortstat`, `--dirstat`, `--summary`,