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A huge number and variety of options to the `git log` command are available to show you exactly what you're looking for.
Here, we'll show you some of the most popular.

One of the more helpful options is `-p`, which shows the difference introduced in each commit.
You can also use `-2`, which limits the output to only the last two entries:
One of the more helpful options is `-p` or `--patch`, which shows the difference (the _patch_ output) introduced in each commit.
You can also limit the number of log entries displayed, such as using `-2` to show only the last two entries.

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==== Limiting Log Output

In addition to output-formatting options, `git log` takes a number of useful limiting options – that is, options that let you show only a subset of commits.
You've seen one such option already – the `-2` option, which show only the last two commits.
You've seen one such option already – the `-2` option, which displays only the last two commits.
In fact, you can do `-<n>`, where `n` is any integer to show the last `n` commits.
In reality, you're unlikely to use that often, because Git by default pipes all output through a pager so you see only one page of log output at a time.

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