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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 64cc337f97..9576695581 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...] +'git log' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[\--] <path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ produced by --stat etc. Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown its size is not included. -<since>..<until>:: - 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 linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. +<revision range>:: + Show only commits in the specified revision range. When no + <revision range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the + whole history leading to the current commit). `origin..HEAD` + specifies all the commits reachable from the current commit + (i.e. `HEAD`), but not from `origin`. For a complete list of + ways to spell <revision range>, see the "Specifying Ranges" + section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. [\--] <path>...:: Show only commits that are enough to explain how the files |