In project root: git log arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx works as expected cd arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx git log arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx fatal: ambiguous argument 'arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx': unknown revision or path not in the working tree. Use '--' to separate paths from revisions still in arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx git log get log for the whole project Shouldn't git log give the the log for the tree under the current directory? jonsmirl@terra:~/mpc5200b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx$ git --version git version 1.5.3.4.1458.g3e72e -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html