"Pickaxe" most often means those options. But it's also a (apparently legacy) command alias for git-blame.
steve_adams_86
Yes, this makes more sense now. Unfortunately I was already a heavy user of log, so then only new part is the term used for the flags. Somehow I've never seen it before
Shameless plug: I recently did a webinar on how the pickaxe options are better than `git-blame`) that you can find here: https://nofluffjuststuff.com/webinar/142/level_up_your_git_g... (Note: It requires you to provide an email address).