log -L/<regex>/,+1 not accepted

[pdolland]

$ git log -L'/DRIVER_STATE = "/',+1 -- plm-dev/Wolke_M600_UTF8.java
fatal: -L argument not 'start,end:file' or ':funcname:file': /DRIVER_STATE = "/,+1

whereas blame with the same arguments does it:

$ git blame -L'/DRIVER_STATE = "/',+1 -- plm-dev/Wolke_M600_UTF8.java
51afb3c491 (Peter 2018-04-19 10:23:41 +0200 51) protected static final String DRIVER_STATE = "180419";

The same behavior with git versions 2.5.1 and 2.19.0.windows.1.

[PhilipOakley]

Have you been able to check if this issue is also present on Linux? It may be a a global Git problem rather than just a G-f-W issue.

I know there were some fairly recent upstream patches regarding the start,end aspects of the the '-L' option (IIRC mainly about the values spanning the end of the file).

There are a number of these options that do not carry fully between commands.

[pdolland]

I have no possibility to check this on Linux. However, I found out, that the documentation of the –L option is different for blame and log. The documented log –L is working, even if the output is not exactly, what I wanted. Nevertheless, I think it would be appropriate, to admit the syntax of blame for log too. Best regards, Peter Dolland Von: Philip Oakley [mailto:notifications@github.com] Gesendet: Montag, 1. Oktober 2018 13:04 An: git-for-windows/git Cc: Dolland Peter MTPCE; Author Betreff: Re: [git-for-windows/git] log -L/<regex>/,+1 not accepted (#1856) Have you been able to check if this issue is also present on Linux? It may be a a global Git problem rather than just a G-f-W issue. I know there were some fairly recent upstream patches regarding the start,end aspects of the the '-L' option (IIRC mainly about the values spanning the end of the file). There are a number of these options that do not carry fully between commands. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#1856 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADShEBzWN4hO6uC4frkbHUWfjC0iOccyks5ugfa0gaJpZM4XBvep>.

[dscho]

It would be appropriate, but what @PhilipOakley asked you, @pdolland, was whether this is Windows-specific behavior. Because if it is not, then the feature request would be better sent to git@vger.kernel.org (the real Git mailing list; please make sure to send plain-text-only mails).

You saw fit to simply delete the issue reporting template instead of filling it out, so I have no way to assess whether WSL would be an option for you.

[dscho]

It is really one of the most frustrating aspects of open source that users seem to be totally comfortable with spending maintainers' time freely without matching the effort.

git log -L'/DRIVER_STATE = "/',+1 -- plm-dev/Wolke_M600_UTF8.java

In the meantime I suspect that this is a simple "pilot error": forgetting the :<file> part of the -L argument.

Since the communication broke down, I'll simply close the ticket.