# git-log bug: --grep and -number args are at odds 2 messages from 2018-03-13 to 2018-03-13. Participants: Alexander Mills, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/48037 ## Alexander Mills, 2018-03-13 21:42 Subject: git-log bug: --grep and -number args are at odds Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2BKyZp6QZ4BmOtLFiByjmZ4NsZyDBFsqme64aT5ER-QpgD49pg%40mail.gmail.com ``` $ git log -50 ### I get 50 results $ git log -50 --grep="*" ### I get a lot more than 50... shouldn't `-50` minimize the results length to 50 or fewer? -alex -- Alexander D. Mills ! New cell phone number: (415)766-8243 alexander.d.mills@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/pub/alexander-mills/b/7a5/418/ ``` ## Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, 2018-03-13 21:57 Subject: Re: git-log bug: --grep and -number args are at odds Message-ID: <871sgnfxku.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/871sgnfxku.fsf%40evledraar.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Tue, Mar 13 2018, Alexander Mills jotted: > $ git log -50 ### I get 50 results > > $ git log -50 --grep="*" ### I get a lot more than 50... > > shouldn't `-50` minimize the results length to 50 or fewer? On what git version? On my 2.16.2.804.g6dcf76e118 on git.git this works as expected: $ git -c grep.patternType=basic log --oneline -50 --grep="*" |wc -l 50 $ git -c grep.patternType=basic log --oneline -50 | wc -l 50 ```