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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
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@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ produced by --stat etc.
Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
its size is not included.
--L <start>,<end>:<file>, -L :<regex>:<file>::
+-L <start>,<end>:<file>::
+-L :<regex>:<file>::
Trace the evolution of the line range given by "<start>,<end>"
(or the funcname regex <regex>) within the <file>. You may
@@ -71,8 +72,6 @@ produced by --stat etc.
give zero or one positive revision arguments.
You can specify this option more than once.
+
-<start> and <end> can take one of these forms:
-
include::line-range-format.txt[]
<revision range>::
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ include::rev-list-options.txt[]
include::pretty-formats.txt[]
-Common diff options
+COMMON DIFF OPTIONS
-------------------
:git-log: 1
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
include::diff-generate-patch.txt[]
-Examples
+EXAMPLES
--------
`git log --no-merges`::
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ Examples
This makes sense only when following a strict policy of merging all
topic branches when staying on a single integration branch.
-git log -L '/int main/',/^}/:main.c::
+`git log -L '/int main/',/^}/:main.c`::
Shows how the function `main()` in the file 'main.c' evolved
over time.
@@ -161,12 +160,12 @@ git log -L '/int main/',/^}/:main.c::
`git log -3`::
Limits the number of commits to show to 3.
-Discussion
+DISCUSSION
----------
include::i18n.txt[]
-Configuration
+CONFIGURATION
-------------
See linkgit:git-config[1] for core variables and linkgit:git-diff[1]