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 changes
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. When
35 either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to
36 `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch.
37 For a more complete list of ways to spell <since>
38 and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in
39 gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
42 Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
43 commit. This option gives a better overview of the
44 evolution of a particular branch.
47 Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.
50 Show commits as they were recorded in the reflog. The log contains
51 a record about how the tip of a reference was changed.
52 See also gitlink:git-reflog[1].
55 Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown.
58 Show only commits that affect the specified paths.
65 Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
67 git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
69 Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
70 in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
72 git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
74 Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
75 The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
78 git log -r --name-status release..test::
80 Show the commits that are in the "test" branch but not yet
81 in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
92 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
96 Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
100 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite