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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 69db5783ce..8727c60ab3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ produced by --stat etc. Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown its size is not included. +-L <start>,<end>:<file>:: + Trace the evolution of the line range given by "<start>,<end>" + 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. + +<start> and <end> can take one of these forms: + +include::line-range-format.txt[] +You can specify this option more than once. + + +--full-line-diff:: + Always print the interesting range even if the current commit + does not change any line of the range. + [\--] <path>...:: Show only commits that are enough to explain how the files that match the specified paths came to be. See "History @@ -138,6 +155,11 @@ Examples This makes sense only when following a strict policy of merging all topic branches when staying on a single integration branch. +git log -L '/int main/',/^}/:main.c:: + + Shows how the function `main()` in the file 'main.c' evolved + over time. + `git log -3`:: Limits the number of commits to show to 3. |