Git Log Cheat Sheet

$ git log -<limit>

Limit number of commits by . E.g. git log -5 will limit to 5 commits.
 

$ git log --oneline

Condense each commit to a single line.
 

$ git log -p

Display the full diff of each commit.
 

$ git log --stat

Include which files were altered and the relative number of lines that were added or deleted from each of them.
 

$ git log --author= "<pattern>"

Search for commits by a particular author.
 

$ git log --grep="<pattern>"

Search for commits with a commit message that matches .
 

$ git log <since>..<until>

Show commits that occur between and . Args can be a commit ID, branch name, HEAD, or any other kind of revision reference.
 

$ git log -- <file>

Only display commits that have the specified file.
 

$ git log --graph --decorate

--graph flag draws a text based graph of commits on left side of commit msgs. --decorate adds names of branches or tags of commits shown.