git log shows diff despite --no-patch

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I'm using Git v2.10.2 (finally an update) on macOS Sierra. I noticed in the git log command, whenever I use the -L argument to look at specific lines of code of a file, git log prints out the diff output even when --no-patch is specified clearly. Without the -L, it works as it should behaves.

Is there something I'm missing with the -L parameter? Thanks!

Sample command:

git log --oneline --no-patch -L 1,3:package.json

Leon · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-03 09:17:10Z

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--no-patch doesn't make sense with -L and therefore it is ignored. By providing the -L option, you select a range of lines in the specified revision of a file and tell git to show the history of that fragment, which cannot be done without showing diffs.

answered Nov 3, 2016 at 9:17

Leon

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