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[PATCH v2 2/2] doc: log, gitk: line-log arguments must exist in starting revision

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Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 26, 2019, 17:43 UTC
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From: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>

The line number, regex or offset parameters <start> and <end> in `git log -L <start>,<end>:<file>`, or the function name regex in `git log -L :<funcname>:<file>` must exist in the starting revision, or else the command exits with a fatal error.

This is not obvious in the documentation, so add a note to that effect.

Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-log.txt | 3 ++-
 Documentation/gitk.txt    | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 6574c0d91f..bed09bb09e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ produced by `--stat`, etc.
 	(or the function name regex <funcname>) within the <file>.  You may
 	not give any pathspec limiters.  This is currently limited to
 	a walk starting from a single revision, i.e., you may only
-	give zero or one positive revision arguments.
+	give zero or one positive revision arguments, and
+	<start> and <end> (or <funcname>) must exist in the starting revision.
 	You can specify this option more than once. Implies `--patch`.
 	Patch output can be suppressed using `--no-patch`, but other diff formats
 	(namely `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--shortstat`, `--dirstat`, `--summary`,
diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt
index c487af5b74..c653ebb6a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for a complete list.
 	(or the function name regex <funcname>) within the <file>.  You may
 	not give any pathspec limiters.  This is currently limited to
 	a walk starting from a single revision, i.e., you may only
-	give zero or one positive revision arguments.
+	give zero or one positive revision arguments, and
+	<start> and <end> (or <funcname>) must exist in the starting revision.
 	You can specify this option more than once. Implies `--patch`.
 	Patch output can be suppressed using `--no-patch`, but other diff formats
 	(namely `--raw`, `--numstat`, `--shortstat`, `--dirstat`, `--summary`,
-- 
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  1. 0/2 Improve line log documentationPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2019
  2. 1/2 Documentation/git-log: document accepted line-log diff formatsPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2019
  3. SZEDER GáborDec 17, 2019
  4. Philippe BlainDec 18, 2019
  5. Derrick StoleeDec 17, 2019
  6. Philippe BlainDec 18, 2019
  7. 2/2 Documentation/git-log: mention that line-log regex must match in starting revisionPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2019
  8. Derrick StoleeDec 17, 2019
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2019
  10. Philippe BlainDec 18, 2019
  11. Derrick StoleeDec 18, 2019
  12. SZEDER GáborDec 18, 2019
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2019
  14. Philippe BlainDec 26, 2019
  15. SZEDER GáborDec 18, 2019
  16. 0/2 Improve line log documentationPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Dec 26, 2019
  17. 1/2 doc: log, gitk: document accepted line-log diff formatsPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Dec 26, 2019
  18. 2/2 doc: log, gitk: line-log arguments must exist in starting revisionPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Dec 26, 2019

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