Commit History

After making several commits, you might want to see the history of what has happened in your Git repository over time. The git log command helps you look at all the commits that have been made.

Using the Git Log Command

To see the history, just type the following in your terminal:

git log

This will show you a list of commits, and it might look something like this:

commit 7f0f66a4326d7c94cd0fa0e565b0fdbad82c8238 (HEAD -> master)
Author: Firstname Lastname 
Date: Fri Apr 1 23:11:02 2022 +0530 make university awesome commit 0746f1f50bf3c38100b0fb36429cf8a01c8625e0
Author: Firstname Lastname 
Date: Fri Apr 1 22:03:28 2022 +0530 First Commit

What Does This Information Mean?

Each commit shows: - A commit ID (this long string of letters and numbers is called the SHA-1 checksum) - The author’s name and email - The date of the commit - The commit message (a short note explaining what was changed)

The most recent commit shows up at the top, and older ones are listed below it.

Viewing a Simple Commit History

If you want to see a simpler version of the commit history, you can use this command:

git log --oneline

This will show each commit in one line, like this:

7f0f66a make university awesome
0746f1f First Commit

This makes it easier to see many commits at once without all the extra details.