6 git-log - Show commit logs
15 Shows the commit logs.
17 The command takes options applicable to the gitlink:git-rev-list[1]
18 command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to
19 the gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the change
20 each commit introduces are shown.
22 This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
28 include::pretty-formats.txt[]
31 Limits the number of commits to show.
34 Show only commits between the named two commits.
37 Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.
40 Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
47 Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
49 git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
51 Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
52 in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
54 git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
56 Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
57 The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
60 git log -r --name-status release..test::
62 Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet
63 in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
68 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
72 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
76 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite