Example output: ========= $ git --version git version 2.20.1 $ git log -L 2957,3107:nova/compute/manager.py -s commit 35ce77835bb271bad3c18eaf22146edac3a42ea0 <snip> diff --git a/nova/compute/manager.py b/nova/compute/manager.py --- a/nova/compute/manager.py +++ b/nova/compute/manager.py @@ -2937,152 +2921,151 @@ def rebuild_instance(self, context, instance, orig_image_ref, image_ref, injected_files, new_pass, orig_sys_metadata, <snip> ========= git log docs suggest it should not do this: -s, --no-patch Suppress diff output. Useful for commands like git show that show the patch by default, or to cancel the effect of --patch. Couldn't find anything in a search of the archives of this mailing list, although that's obviously far from conclusive. Seems to be longstanding, as it was mentioned on StackOverflow back in 2015: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31709785/git-line-log-git-l-suppress-diff Matt -- Matthew Booth Red Hat OpenStack Engineer, Compute DFG Phone: +442070094448 (UK)