git-log(1) Manual Page

git-log <option>…

Shows the commit logs. This command internally invokes git-rev-list, and the command line options are passed to that command.

This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.

--pretty=<format>

Controls the way the commit log is formatted.

--max-count=<n>

Limits the number of commits to show.

<since>..<until>

Show only commits between the named two commits.

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

Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.

Part of the git(7) suite