Advanced-Git/contents/show-commit-history-of-a-specific-file.md

⬅️ Back to Past commits of a specific file

Show Commit History of a Specific File

Command

git log --oneline -- filename.txt

Examples

• List all commits that modified filename.txt.

git log --oneline -- filename.txt 

• Show commit history for a different file.

git log --oneline -- path/to/anotherfile.js 

Steps

1. Lists all commits that modified filename.txt.

Related Commands

• git log -p -- filename.txt
• git blame filename.txt

➡️ See the Next Step: Show Detailed Commit History (With Changes)

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Author: mike-rambil • Updated: 2024-06-10 • Tags: log, file, history