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 Controls the way the commit log is formatted.
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