 just before the loop. Therefore no commit-specific
variables are defined yet.  Functions or variables defined here
can be used or modified in the following filter steps except
the commit filter, for technical reasons.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">--subdirectory-filter &lt;directory&gt;</dt>
<dd>
<p>Only look at the history which touches the given subdirectory.
The result will contain that directory (and only that) as its
project root. Implies <a href="#Remap_to_ancestor">Remap to ancestor</a>.</p>
</dd>
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