Document git-log --first-parent

[git.git] / Documentation / git-log.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index af378ffcf9b09bd3ae01566e405aadec75c28e61..030edaf305a620935840b3ffdcc0ca546d4e43da 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Shows the commit logs.
 
 The command takes options applicable to the gitlink:git-rev-list[1]
 command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to
-the gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the change
+the gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the changes
 each commit introduces are shown.
 
 This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
@@ -24,14 +24,24 @@ This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
---pretty=<format>::
-       Controls the way the commit log is formatted.
 
---max-count=<n>::
+include::pretty-formats.txt[]
+
+-<n>::
        Limits the number of commits to show.
 
 <since>..<until>::
-       Show only commits between the named two commits.
+       Show only commits between the named two commits.  When
+       either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to
+       `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch.
+       For a more complete list of ways to spell <since>
+       and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in
+       gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
+
+--first-parent::
+       Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
+       commit.  This  option gives a better overview of the
+       evolution of a particular branch.
 
 -p::
        Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.
@@ -51,7 +61,7 @@ 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::
+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
@@ -63,6 +73,12 @@ git log -r --name-status release..test::
        in the "release" branch, along with the list of paths
        each commit modifies.
 
+Discussion
+----------
+
+include::i18n.txt[]
+
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>