Git Git History and Log

Question 1

Which command shows a compact one-line summary of each commit in the log?

Accepted Answer

git log --oneline

Answer

git log --short

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git log --summary

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git log --brief

Question 2

What does `git log -p` display?

Accepted Answer

Each commit along with the diff it introduced

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Only commit authors

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A graph of branch history

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Commits sorted by patch size

Question 3

Which command searches the commit log for commits whose message contains a specific string?

Accepted Answer

git log --grep='string'

Answer

git log --find='string'

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git log --search='string'

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git log --match='string'

Question 4

How do you view the commit history for a specific file?

Accepted Answer

git log -- <file>

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git log <file>

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git history <file>

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git log --file=<file>

Question 5

What does the `git shortlog` command produce?

Accepted Answer

A summary of commits grouped by author

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A log with abbreviated hashes

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The last 5 commits only

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A log without merge commits

Question 6

Which option shows a visual ASCII graph of branch and merge history in `git log`?

Accepted Answer

--graph

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--tree

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--visual

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--branches