From a23e3138cb4ddd57e9cbb221e8cbfaf233111d2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:54:30 -0700 Subject: log: document use of multiple commit limiting options Generally speaking, using more options will further narrow the selection, but there are a few exceptions. Document them. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/rev-list-options.txt | 23 ++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/rev-list-options.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt index 1ae3c899e..c828408a8 100644 --- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt @@ -3,8 +3,15 @@ Commit Limiting Besides specifying a range of commits that should be listed using the special notations explained in the description, additional commit -limiting may be applied. Note that they are applied before commit -ordering and formatting options, such as '--reverse'. +limiting may be applied. + +Using more options generally further limits the output (e.g. +`--since=` limits to commits newer than ``, and using it +with `--grep=` further limits to commits whose log message +has a line that matches ``), unless otherwise noted. + +Note that these are applied before commit +ordering and formatting options, such as `--reverse`. -- @@ -38,16 +45,22 @@ endif::git-rev-list[] --committer=:: Limit the commits output to ones with author/committer - header lines that match the specified pattern (regular expression). + header lines that match the specified pattern (regular + expression). With more than one `--author=`, + commits whose author matches any of the given patterns are + chosen (similarly for multiple `--committer=`). --grep=:: Limit the commits output to ones with log message that - matches the specified pattern (regular expression). + matches the specified pattern (regular expression). With + more than one `--grep=`, commits whose message + matches any of the given patterns are chosen (but see + `--all-match`). --all-match:: Limit the commits output to ones that match all given --grep, - --author and --committer instead of ones that match at least one. + instead of ones that match at least one. -i:: --regexp-ignore-case:: -- cgit v1.2.1