commit - 0f2e686eec562e28977521d25101acfa4396b47a
commit + 93c250cd168c2e1d2f9997774c87cc2718373404
blob - 9c2fa4cf0f0253f379430b774f532e2e54e6ebc3
blob + 10a6aa7aa384b8d8773e28516972143fd0c7c93a
--- got/got.1
+++ got/got.1
@@ -1039,6 +1039,12 @@ option.
 Stop traversing commit history immediately after the specified
 .Ar commit
 has been traversed.
+Like
+.Fl c ,
+the expected
+.Ar commit
+argument is a commit ID SHA1 hash, or a reference name or a keyword
+which will be resolved to a commit ID.
 This option has no effect if the specified
 .Ar commit
 is never traversed.
blob - 81971e1f4c71f923c6da083afafa88b6001e10bf
blob + 3ca38bd57684cbbf48e72c190d7346237ec825ed
--- got/got.c
+++ got/got.c
@@ -4594,6 +4594,7 @@ cmd_log(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct got_worktree *worktree = NULL;
 	struct got_object_id *start_id = NULL, *end_id = NULL;
 	char *repo_path = NULL, *path = NULL, *cwd = NULL, *in_repo_path = NULL;
+	char *keyword_idstr = NULL;
 	const char *start_commit = NULL, *end_commit = NULL;
 	const char *search_pattern = NULL;
 	int diff_context = -1, ch;
@@ -4760,8 +4761,6 @@ cmd_log(int argc, char *argv[])
 			goto done;
 		got_object_commit_close(commit);
 	} else {
-		char *keyword_idstr = NULL;
-
 		error = got_keyword_to_idstr(&keyword_idstr, start_commit,
 		    repo, worktree);
 		if (error != NULL)
@@ -4771,11 +4770,17 @@ cmd_log(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 		error = got_repo_match_object_id(&start_id, NULL,
 		    start_commit, GOT_OBJ_TYPE_COMMIT, &refs, repo);
-		free(keyword_idstr);
 		if (error != NULL)
 			goto done;
 	}
 	if (end_commit != NULL) {
+		error = got_keyword_to_idstr(&keyword_idstr, end_commit,
+		    repo, worktree);
+		if (error != NULL)
+			goto done;
+		if (keyword_idstr != NULL)
+			end_commit = keyword_idstr;
+
 		error = got_repo_match_object_id(&end_id, NULL,
 		    end_commit, GOT_OBJ_TYPE_COMMIT, &refs, repo);
 		if (error != NULL)
@@ -4831,6 +4836,7 @@ done:
 	free(cwd);
 	free(start_id);
 	free(end_id);
+	free(keyword_idstr);
 	if (worktree)
 		got_worktree_close(worktree);
 	if (repo) {