History

History

Compact one-line log

$ git log --oneline

Graph view with branches

$ git log --oneline --graph --all

Shows the full branch topology in ASCII art.

Filter by author

$ git log --author="Branko" --oneline

Matches against the author name or email. Supports regex.

Filter by date range

$ git log --after="2025-01-01" --before="2025-06-30" --oneline

Filter by file path

$ git log -- path/to/file --oneline

Shows only commits that modified the specified file.

Custom format

$ git log --format="%h %an %s" -10

Common placeholders: %h (short hash), %an (author name), %s (subject), %ar (relative date), %d (refs).

Show changes in each commit

$ git log -p -3

Combines log output with the full diff for the last 3 commits.

Count commits per author

$ git shortlog -sn

Useful for understanding contribution distribution.