title: Search in git
date: 2020-08-16
layout: post
lang: en
ref: search-in-git
eu_categories: git
Here's a useful trio to know about to help you search things in git:
git show <commit>git log --grep='<regexp>'git grep '<regexp>' [commit]
1. git show <commit>
Show a specific commit and it's diff:
git show
# shows the latest commit
git show <commit>
# shows an specific <commit>
git show v1.2
# shows commit tagged with v1.2
2. git log --grep='<regexp>'
Search through the commit messages:
git log --grep='refactor'
3. git grep '<regexp>' [commit]
Search content in git history:
git grep 'TODO'
# search the repository for the "TODO" string
git grep 'TODO' $(git rev-list --all)
# search the whole history for "TODO" string
And if you find an occurrence of the regexp in a specific commit and you want to browse the repository in that point in time, you can [use git checkout for that][0].
[0]: {% link _tils/2020-08-14-browse-a-git-repository-at-a-specific-commit.md %}