| git-annotate(1) | 
 | =============== | 
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 | NAME | 
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 | git-annotate - Annotate file lines with commit information | 
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 | SYNOPSIS | 
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 | [verse] | 
 | 'git annotate' [options] file [revision] | 
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 | DESCRIPTION | 
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 | Annotates each line in the given file with information from the commit | 
 | which introduced the line. Optionally annotates from a given revision. | 
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 | The only difference between this command and linkgit:git-blame[1] is that | 
 | they use slightly different output formats, and this command exists only | 
 | for backward compatibility to support existing scripts, and provide a more | 
 | familiar command name for people coming from other SCM systems. | 
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 | OPTIONS | 
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 | include::blame-options.txt[] | 
 | include::diff-heuristic-options.txt[] | 
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 | SEE ALSO | 
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 | linkgit:git-blame[1] | 
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 | GIT | 
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 | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |