Git Log Cheat Sheet
Lam
Posted on May 12, 2021
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Custom formats
--pretty="format:%H"
Formatting
--abbrev-commit
--oneline
--graph
Ordering
--date-order
--author-date-order
--topo-order # "smart" ordering
--reverse
Simplification
git log -- app/file.rb # only file
--simplify-by-decoration # tags and branches
Limiting
--merges
--no-merges
--first-parent # no stuff from merged branches
--branches="feature/*"
--tags="v*"
--remotes="origin"
Search
--grep="Merge pull request" # in commit messages
-S"console.log" # in code
-G"foo.*" # in code (regex)
--invert-grep
--all-match # AND in multi --grep
Basic filters
-n, --max-count=2
--skip=2
--since="1 week ago"
--until="yesterday"
--author="Rico"
--committer="Rico"
Revision ranges
git log master # branch
git log origin/master # branch, remote
git log v1.0.0 # tag
git log master develop
git log v2.0..master # reachable from *master* but not *v2.0*
git log v2.0...master # reachable from *master* and *v2.0*, but not both
See gitrevisions.
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Lam
Posted on May 12, 2021
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