Git log doesn't just show 'the latest commits': it shows all commits that fit the given criteria, of which there are several dimensions. E.g., what branches is the commit on, is the commit in a particular …

Jun 29, 2009 · I've seen some books and articles have some really pretty looking graphs of Git branches and commits. How can I make high-quality printable images of Git history?

After running git-pull and git-log, the log will show all commits in the remote tracking branch as well as the current branch. However, because there were so many changes made to the remote branch, I …

1993 I have deleted a file or some code in a file sometime in the past. Can I search through the content (not just the commit messages)? A very poor solution is to grep the log: git log -p | grep <pattern> …

There is an implied argument to git log when you don't specify a reference or set of references. It is the current head. So git log expands to git log HEAD which means show me all the commits reachable …

How can I show a Git log output with (at least) the following information? author commit date change I want it compressed to one line per log entry. What's the shortest possible format for that? (I

The whatchanged command is essentially the same as git-log [1] but defaults to show the raw format diff output and to skip merges. The command is kept primarily for historical reasons; fingers of many …

580 I am trying to customize the format for git log. I want all commits to be shown in one line. Each line should only show the first line of the commit message. I found out that git log --pretty=short should do …

Jan 9, 2013 · There are several options to pretty print the date. Probably the easiest is to just use one of the pre-baked --pretty formats, like git log --pretty=fuller - this will show both dates. If you want to see …

Jul 25, 2013 · Git log is a record of your commits. The reflog, as the Pro Git book states, is a record of your references (basically, your branch pointers and your HEAD pointer), and which commits they …