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1 git-annotate(1)
2 ===============
4 NAME
5 ----
6 git-annotate - Annotate file lines with commit info
8 SYNOPSIS
9 --------
10 'git annotate' [options] file [revision]
12 DESCRIPTION
13 -----------
14 Annotates each line in the given file with information from the commit
15 which introduced the line. Optionally annotate from a given revision.
17 The only difference between this command and linkgit:git-blame[1] is that
18 they use slightly different output formats, and this command exists only
19 for backward compatibility to support existing scripts, and provide more
20 familiar command name for people coming from other SCM systems.
22 OPTIONS
23 -------
24 include::blame-options.txt[]
26 SEE ALSO
27 --------
28 linkgit:git-blame[1]
30 AUTHOR
31 ------
32 Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>.
34 GIT
35 ---
36 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite