summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'lisp/vc/vc-git.el')
-rw-r--r--lisp/vc/vc-git.el8
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
index 17de931628b..06474cb4604 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
@@ -732,9 +732,11 @@ This prompts for a branch to merge from."
;;; HISTORY FUNCTIONS
(defun vc-git-print-log (files buffer &optional shortlog start-revision limit)
- "Get change log associated with FILES.
-Note that using SHORTLOG requires at least Git version 1.5.6,
-for the --graph option."
+ "Print commit log associated with FILES into specified BUFFER.
+If SHORTLOG is non-nil, use a short format based on `vc-git-root-log-format'.
+\(This requires at least Git version 1.5.6, for the --graph option.)
+If START-REVISION is non-nil, it is the newest revision to show.
+If LIMIT is non-nil, show no more than this many entries."
(let ((coding-system-for-read vc-git-commits-coding-system))
;; `vc-do-command' creates the buffer, but we need it before running
;; the command.