gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/topics/git/git_log.md

stage	group	info	comments
none	unassigned	To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments	false

Git Log

Git log lists commit history. It allows searching and filtering.

• Initiate log:

  git log
  

• Retrieve set number of records:

  git log -n 2
  

• Search commits by author. Allows user name or a regular expression.

  git log --author="user_name"
  

• Search by comment message:

  git log --grep="<pattern>"
  

• Search by date:

  git log --since=1.month.ago --until=3.weeks.ago
  

Git Log Workflow

1. Change to workspace directory
2. Clone the multi runner projects
3. Change to project dir
4. Search by author
5. Search by date
6. Combine

Commands

cd ~/workspace
git clone git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-runner.git
cd gitlab-runner
git log --author="Travis"
git log --since=1.month.ago --until=3.weeks.ago
git log --since=1.month.ago --until=1.day.ago --author="Travis"