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git-annotate:tldr:fae92
git-annotate: Print only rows that match a regular expression.
$ git annotate -L :${regexp} ${filename}
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The command git annotate -L :${regexp} ${filename}
is used to show the blame annotations for a specific range of lines in a file that matches a regular expression.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
git annotate
: This is the main command used in Git to display the blame annotations, also known as line-by-line commit history.-L :${regexp}
: This option specifies the range of lines to annotate using a regular expression. The:${regexp}
part indicates that the entire file should be searched for lines matching the regular expression.${filename}
: This is the name of the file for which you want to display the blame annotations.
By using this command, Git will show you the commit history for each line in the file that matches the provided regular expression. The annotations will include the commit hash, author, date, and the original content of each line.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.