git-log(1) ========== NAME ---- git-log - Show commit logs SYNOPSIS -------- 'git log' [] [..] [[\--] ...] DESCRIPTION ----------- Shows the commit logs. The command takes options applicable to the 'git-rev-list' command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to the 'git-diff-*' commands to control how the changes each commit introduces are shown. OPTIONS ------- :git-log: 1 include::diff-options.txt[] -:: Limits the number of commits to show. ..:: Show only commits between the named two commits. When either or is omitted, it defaults to `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch. For a more complete list of ways to spell and , see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. --decorate:: Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown. --source:: Print out the ref name given on the command line by which each commit was reached. --full-diff:: Without this flag, "git log -p ..." shows commits that touch the specified paths, and diffs about the same specified paths. With this, the full diff is shown for commits that touch the specified paths; this means that "..." limits only commits, and doesn't limit diff for those commits. --follow:: Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames. --log-size:: Before the log message print out its size in bytes. Intended mainly for porcelain tools consumption. If git is unable to produce a valid value size is set to zero. Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown its size is not included. [\--] ...:: Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. To prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths may need to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from options or refnames. include::rev-list-options.txt[] include::pretty-formats.txt[] include::diff-generate-patch.txt[] Examples -------- git log --no-merges:: Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi:: Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk:: Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'. The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named 'gitk' git log --name-status release..test:: Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths each commit modifies. git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c:: Shows the commits that changed builtin-rev-list.c, including those commits that occurred before the file was given its present name. Discussion ---------- include::i18n.txt[] Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds Documentation -------------- Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite