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Git/Basics/git log

CommandUpdated 3 weeks ago

git log

Walks commit history who changed what, when, and why, from most recent backward.

Command

Useful forms

SHELL

1git log

2git log --oneline -10 # compact, last 10

3git log --oneline --graph --all # branch topology

4git log -p -- <file> # every change to one file

5git log --author="<name>"

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Records the staged snapshot as a new point in history, with a message explaining why, not just what.

Shows exactly what changed, line by line — between your working directory, the staging area, or any two commits.

Compare branches & commits

The commands for 'is this branch ahead/behind', 'what's the common ancestor', and 'what will merging this actually bring in' — gathered in one place instead of re-derived from log/diff each time.

git pull — preview remote changes before merging

`git pull` is `git fetch` plus an immediate merge (or rebase) — meaning you commit to integrating before you've actually looked at what's incoming. This is the safe sequence: fetch, inspect, then decide.

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