Print the complete change history for a single file going backwards in time. The default mode is -l.

For the -l|--log mode: If "-b|--brief" is specified one line per revision is printed, otherwise the full comment is printed. The "-n|--limit N" and "--offset P" options limits the output to the first N changes after skipping P changes.

In the -s mode prints the status as <status> <revision>. This is a quick status and does not check for up-to-date-ness of the file.

In the -p mode, there's an optional flag "-r|--revision REVISION". The specified version (or the latest checked out version) is printed to stdout. The -p mode is another form of the "cat" command.

Options:

-b|--brief

display a brief (one line / revision) summary

--case-sensitive B

Enable or disable case-sensitive filenames. B is a boolean: "yes", "no", "true", "false", etc.

-l|--log

select log mode (the default)

-n|--limit N

Display the first N changes (default unlimited). N less than 0 means no limit.

--offset P

skip P changes

-p|--print

select print mode

-r|--revision R

print the given revision (or ckout, if none is given) to stdout (only in print mode)

-s|--status

select status mode (print a status indicator for FILE)

-W|--width N

Width of lines (default is to auto-detect). Must be more than 22 or else 0 to indicate no limit.

See also: artifact, cat, descendants, info, leaves