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Re: git log -S doesn't find some commits

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Nov 4, 2008, 23:15 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0811050014310.30769@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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<87fxm7rtb7.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca>
Hi,
On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, Bernt Hansen wrote:
> Commits B, C, and D are not included in the git log -S output even
> though with gitk you can see that 'org-publish-validate-link' is in the
> patch.

It is not sufficient for it to be in the patch, it has to be added or deleted in whole. So for example if you had a line

	org-publish-validate-link Hello
and you changed it to
	org-publish-validate-link World

git log -SWorld will find the commit, but git log -Sorg-publish-validate-link will not.

Hth, Dscho

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  1. Bernt HansenNov 4, 2008
  2. Pieter de BieNov 4, 2008
  3. Johannes SchindelinNov 4, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 4, 2008
  5. Bernt HansenNov 5, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 5, 2008
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