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# Check commit log
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In order to check commits log for a branch, or, a file, following command can be used:
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`git log [options] [path]`
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The output of this command is given in reverse chronological order by default.
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## Command output example
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```
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$ git log
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commit e3fabb30ab536bd5876461d8a749301a321e714f (HEAD -> check-commit-log-ko, upstream/main, origin/main, origin/HEAD, main)
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Author: Dan Yunheum Seol <yunheum.seol@mail.mcgill.ca>
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Date: Tue Jun 4 01:07:25 2024 -0400
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Add dan-seol to Contributors list (#84962)
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commit 4af4ec8a56e057ce8768af77eda528453974d0bc
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Author: Edgar Humberto Tijerina Tamez <168693312+EdgarHTT@users.noreply.github.com>
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Date: Mon Jun 3 23:06:05 2024 -0600
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Add Edgar Tijerina to Contributors list (#84961)
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```
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## Command variations and options
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- In order to perform the commits reachable from a particular commit ids: <i>(In this case, `foo` and `bar`)</i><br>
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`git log foo bar `
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- It is also possible to remove the commits reachable from a given commit id by adding a `^` in front of commit id: <i>(In this case, `baz`)</i><br>
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`git log foo bar ^baz`
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- Commit log for a particular file: <br>
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`git log --all <filename>`
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- Limit number of commits in log: <i>(In this case, `5`)</i><br>
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`git log -n 5`
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## Refer
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- [Official documentation](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log)
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