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@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 git-log(1)
 ==========
-v0.99.4, Aug 2005
 
 NAME
 ----
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git log' <option>...
+'git-log' <option>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -31,6 +30,24 @@ OPTIONS
 	Show only commits between the named two commits.
 
 
+Examples
+--------
+git log --no-merges::
+
+	Show the whole commit history, but skip any merges
+
+git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
+
+	Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
+	in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
+
+git log --since="2 weeks ago" -- gitk::
+
+	Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
+	The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
+	'gitk'
+
+
 Author
 ------
 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>