Name/documentation on git-log --full-diff is insufficient

I've been trying for a few days to figure out how to see all the files touched in all the commits that changed a particular path. I just discovered that that 'git log --full-diff --stat path' gives me the complete list of files changed in the displayed commits, and not just the files matching path. Reading the documentation, I figured that it either only applied when running 'git log -p' or that it implied the '-p', neither of which was desirable.

Thus, I'd suggest a couple potential improvements:
1. Expand the manual text to clarify that --full-diff really means
'tell me about all of the files in the commits that I see' regardless
of what information (a list of files, a diffstat, or a full diff) is
being printed about those files
2. Add a synonym with a more general name. Something like --all-files
would be close to the mark, though there are probably other more
suitable names.

Phil

PS: I sent in a patch for git-cvsserver a week ago, and have seen no
response or action on it. Is there something I should have done
differently?
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/132789

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 05:26:33PM -0600, Phil Miller <mille121@illinois.edu> wrote:

From MaintNotes:

"If you sent a patch that you did not hear from anybody for three days, that is a very good indication that it was dropped on the floor --- please do not hesitate to remind me."

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> wrote:

...also as noted in 'Documentation/SubmittingPatches':
   - Patches should be placed inline in your email rather than attached.
   - Patches should be addressed to both:
       * gitster@pobox.com
       * git@vger.kernel.org

You should also double-check your patch against the rest of the guidelines in 'SubmittingPatches', to be sure it will apply cleanly.