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1 git-annotate(1)
2 ===============
3
4 NAME
5 ----
6 git-annotate - Annotate file lines with commit information
7
8 SYNOPSIS
9 --------
10 [verse]
11 'git annotate' [options] file [revision]
12
13 DESCRIPTION
14 -----------
15 Annotates each line in the given file with information from the commit
16 which introduced the line. Optionally annotates from a given revision.
17
18 The only difference between this command and linkgit:git-blame[1] is that
19 they use slightly different output formats, and this command exists only
20 for backward compatibility to support existing scripts, and provide a more
21 familiar command name for people coming from other SCM systems.
22
23 OPTIONS
24 -------
25 include::blame-options.txt[]
26 include::diff-heuristic-options.txt[]
27
28 SEE ALSO
29 --------
30 linkgit:git-blame[1]
31
32 GIT
33 ---
34 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite