git_detailed_history

git detailed history

Advanced history navigation and analysis.

📜 Log Formats

One Line

git log --oneline

Compact: hash + message.

Graph View

git log --graph --oneline --all

Visual branch structure.

With Diff

git log -p

Shows patch for each commit.

With Stats

git log --stat

Shows files changed per commit.

🔍 Filter by Author

By Name

git log --author="John"

Commits by author containing "John".

By Email

git log --author="john@email.com"

Commits by specific email.

📅 Filter by Date

Since Date

git log --since="2024-01-01"

Commits after date.

Until Date

git log --until="2024-06-01"

Commits before date.

Relative Date

git log --since="2 weeks ago"

Commits from last 2 weeks.

💬 Filter by Message

By Message Content

git log --grep="bug fix"

Commits with "bug fix" in message.

Case Insensitive

git log --grep="bug" -i

Case insensitive search.

📁 Filter by File

By Path

git log -- path/to/file.txt

Commits touching this file.

Follow Renames

git log --follow -- path/to/file.txt

Tracks file through renames.

📝 Filter by Code

By Code Change (Pickaxe)

git log -S "function_name"

Commits that added/removed this string.

By Regex

git log -G "pattern.*match"

Commits matching regex pattern.

👤 git blame

See Line Authors

git blame file.txt

Shows who last modified each line.

Specific Lines

git blame -L 10,20 file.txt

Blame only lines 10-20.

Ignore Whitespace

git blame -w file.txt

Ignores whitespace changes.

📊 Statistics

Commits by Author

git shortlog -sn

Commit count by author.

With Emails

git shortlog -sne

Includes email addresses.

📈 Custom Format

Format Placeholders

Custom Format Example

git log --pretty=format:"%h %an %s"

Short hash, author, subject.

Colored Output

git log --pretty=format:"%C(yellow)%h%Creset %s"

Yellow hash, normal subject.

💡 Tips

git config --global alias.lg "log --oneline --graph --all"

git log -S "deleted_code" --all

🔗 Related

• Git Objects
• Commits and Refs
• Basic Log

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