GIT LOG:REVIEWING HISTORY

The git log command can show lists of commits. On its own, it shows all commits reachable from the parent commit; but you can also make more specific requests:

$ git log v2.5.. # commits since (not reachable from) v2.5

$ git log test..master # commits reachable from master but not test

$ git log master..test # commits reachable from test but not master

$ git log master...test # commits reachable from either test or

# master, but not both

$ git log --since="2 weeks ago" # commits from the last 2 weeks

$ git log Makefile # commits that modify Makefile

$ git log fs/ # commits that modify any file under fs/

$ git log -S'foo()' # commits that add or remove any file data

# matching the string 'foo()'

$ git log --no-merges # dont show merge commits