Search for a text accross all revision of a file
I have a file which contained some text at some point which was then deleted.
I forgot which exact commit and in what branch it existed.
Is there any way to search all revisions of a file accross all the branches and find a commit where file contains specific text?
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asked Jan 18 at 12:38
Alex ZhukovskiyAlex Zhukovskiy
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I have a file which contained some text at some point which was then deleted.
I forgot which exact commit and in what branch it existed.
Is there any way to search all revisions of a file accross all the branches and find a commit where file contains specific text?
git
asked Jan 18 at 12:38
Alex ZhukovskiyAlex Zhukovskiy
3,87112785
git log -p FILEto show the diffenrence (as a patch), then you can easily search the result for the specific text
– Geoffroy
Jan 18 at 12:43
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I have a file which contained some text at some point which was then deleted.
I forgot which exact commit and in what branch it existed.
Is there any way to search all revisions of a file accross all the branches and find a commit where file contains specific text?
git
asked Jan 18 at 12:38
Alex ZhukovskiyAlex Zhukovskiy
3,87112785
I have a file which contained some text at some point which was then deleted.
I forgot which exact commit and in what branch it existed.
Is there any way to search all revisions of a file accross all the branches and find a commit where file contains specific text?
git
git
asked Jan 18 at 12:38
Alex ZhukovskiyAlex Zhukovskiy
3,87112785
asked Jan 18 at 12:38
Alex ZhukovskiyAlex Zhukovskiy
3,87112785
edited Jan 18 at 12:58
Alex Zhukovskiy
asked Jan 18 at 12:38
Alex ZhukovskiyAlex Zhukovskiy
3,87112785
asked Jan 18 at 12:38
Alex ZhukovskiyAlex Zhukovskiy
3,87112785
asked Jan 18 at 12:38
Alex ZhukovskiyAlex Zhukovskiy
3,87112785
3,87112785
git log -p FILEto show the diffenrence (as a patch), then you can easily search the result for the specific text
– Geoffroy
Jan 18 at 12:43
add a comment |
git log -p FILEto show the diffenrence (as a patch), then you can easily search the result for the specific text
– Geoffroy
Jan 18 at 12:43
git log -p FILE to show the diffenrence (as a patch), then you can easily search the result for the specific text– Geoffroy
Jan 18 at 12:43
git log -p FILE to show the diffenrence (as a patch), then you can easily search the result for the specific text– Geoffroy
Jan 18 at 12:43
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For this purpose you can use the -S option to git log:
git log -S'bar' -- foo.rb
This search the text bar in the file foo.rb
if you want to search through all diffs you can do: git log -G'bar' -- foo.rb
When -S or -G finds a change, show all the changes in that changeset, not just the files that contain the change in .
NOTE: This search is casesensitive.
If you add -i you can search case insensitive. Making the complete command:
git log -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
NOTE 2: This searches only in your current branch.
If you want to search accross all branch you should add the --all flag
Pretend as if all the refs in refs/, along with HEAD, are listed on the command line as .
The complete command will be:
git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
The output will be something like this:
$ git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
commit 53106e9cd319a2d8f960a3bbf2731acd0699a54f (feature/x)
Author: name <email>
Date: Fri Jan 18 13:59:32 2019 +0100
Added word
answered Jan 18 at 12:43
Baklap4Baklap4
1,62511236
1
It search in current branch history only. E.g. I create another branch where I commit a file withblablablah, then I switch back to master and run the command.git log -S'blablablah'returns nothing, when I'd expect to seebranch X, commit 124abcf16
– Alex Zhukovskiy
Jan 18 at 12:57
You should add the--alloption :) i've updated the answer
– Baklap4
Jan 18 at 13:00
1
Also note that if the file was renamed and/or copied, you might look at the-Mand-Ccommand-line options.
– kostix
Jan 18 at 13:16
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For this purpose you can use the -S option to git log:
git log -S'bar' -- foo.rb
This search the text bar in the file foo.rb
if you want to search through all diffs you can do: git log -G'bar' -- foo.rb
When -S or -G finds a change, show all the changes in that changeset, not just the files that contain the change in .
NOTE: This search is casesensitive.
If you add -i you can search case insensitive. Making the complete command:
git log -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
NOTE 2: This searches only in your current branch.
If you want to search accross all branch you should add the --all flag
Pretend as if all the refs in refs/, along with HEAD, are listed on the command line as .
The complete command will be:
git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
The output will be something like this:
$ git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
commit 53106e9cd319a2d8f960a3bbf2731acd0699a54f (feature/x)
Author: name <email>
Date: Fri Jan 18 13:59:32 2019 +0100
Added word
answered Jan 18 at 12:43
Baklap4Baklap4
1,62511236
1
It search in current branch history only. E.g. I create another branch where I commit a file withblablablah, then I switch back to master and run the command.git log -S'blablablah'returns nothing, when I'd expect to seebranch X, commit 124abcf16
– Alex Zhukovskiy
Jan 18 at 12:57
You should add the--alloption :) i've updated the answer
– Baklap4
Jan 18 at 13:00
1
Also note that if the file was renamed and/or copied, you might look at the-Mand-Ccommand-line options.
– kostix
Jan 18 at 13:16
add a comment |
For this purpose you can use the -S option to git log:
git log -S'bar' -- foo.rb
This search the text bar in the file foo.rb
if you want to search through all diffs you can do: git log -G'bar' -- foo.rb
When -S or -G finds a change, show all the changes in that changeset, not just the files that contain the change in .
NOTE: This search is casesensitive.
If you add -i you can search case insensitive. Making the complete command:
git log -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
NOTE 2: This searches only in your current branch.
If you want to search accross all branch you should add the --all flag
Pretend as if all the refs in refs/, along with HEAD, are listed on the command line as .
The complete command will be:
git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
The output will be something like this:
$ git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
commit 53106e9cd319a2d8f960a3bbf2731acd0699a54f (feature/x)
Author: name <email>
Date: Fri Jan 18 13:59:32 2019 +0100
Added word
answered Jan 18 at 12:43
Baklap4Baklap4
1,62511236
1
It search in current branch history only. E.g. I create another branch where I commit a file withblablablah, then I switch back to master and run the command.git log -S'blablablah'returns nothing, when I'd expect to seebranch X, commit 124abcf16
– Alex Zhukovskiy
Jan 18 at 12:57
You should add the--alloption :) i've updated the answer
– Baklap4
Jan 18 at 13:00
1
Also note that if the file was renamed and/or copied, you might look at the-Mand-Ccommand-line options.
– kostix
Jan 18 at 13:16
add a comment |
For this purpose you can use the -S option to git log:
git log -S'bar' -- foo.rb
This search the text bar in the file foo.rb
if you want to search through all diffs you can do: git log -G'bar' -- foo.rb
When -S or -G finds a change, show all the changes in that changeset, not just the files that contain the change in .
NOTE: This search is casesensitive.
If you add -i you can search case insensitive. Making the complete command:
git log -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
NOTE 2: This searches only in your current branch.
If you want to search accross all branch you should add the --all flag
Pretend as if all the refs in refs/, along with HEAD, are listed on the command line as .
The complete command will be:
git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
The output will be something like this:
$ git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
commit 53106e9cd319a2d8f960a3bbf2731acd0699a54f (feature/x)
Author: name <email>
Date: Fri Jan 18 13:59:32 2019 +0100
Added word
answered Jan 18 at 12:43
Baklap4Baklap4
1,62511236
For this purpose you can use the -S option to git log:
git log -S'bar' -- foo.rb
This search the text bar in the file foo.rb
if you want to search through all diffs you can do: git log -G'bar' -- foo.rb
When -S or -G finds a change, show all the changes in that changeset, not just the files that contain the change in .
NOTE: This search is casesensitive.
If you add -i you can search case insensitive. Making the complete command:
git log -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
NOTE 2: This searches only in your current branch.
If you want to search accross all branch you should add the --all flag
Pretend as if all the refs in refs/, along with HEAD, are listed on the command line as .
The complete command will be:
git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
The output will be something like this:
$ git log --all -i -S'bar' -- foo.rb
commit 53106e9cd319a2d8f960a3bbf2731acd0699a54f (feature/x)
Author: name <email>
Date: Fri Jan 18 13:59:32 2019 +0100
Added word
answered Jan 18 at 12:43
Baklap4Baklap4
1,62511236
edited Jan 18 at 13:01
answered Jan 18 at 12:43
Baklap4Baklap4
1,62511236
answered Jan 18 at 12:43
Baklap4Baklap4
1,62511236
answered Jan 18 at 12:43
Baklap4Baklap4
1,62511236
1,62511236
1
It search in current branch history only. E.g. I create another branch where I commit a file withblablablah, then I switch back to master and run the command.git log -S'blablablah'returns nothing, when I'd expect to seebranch X, commit 124abcf16
– Alex Zhukovskiy
Jan 18 at 12:57
You should add the--alloption :) i've updated the answer
– Baklap4
Jan 18 at 13:00
1
Also note that if the file was renamed and/or copied, you might look at the-Mand-Ccommand-line options.
– kostix
Jan 18 at 13:16
add a comment |
1
It search in current branch history only. E.g. I create another branch where I commit a file withblablablah, then I switch back to master and run the command.git log -S'blablablah'returns nothing, when I'd expect to seebranch X, commit 124abcf16
– Alex Zhukovskiy
Jan 18 at 12:57
You should add the--alloption :) i've updated the answer
– Baklap4
Jan 18 at 13:00
1
Also note that if the file was renamed and/or copied, you might look at the-Mand-Ccommand-line options.
– kostix
Jan 18 at 13:16
1
1
It search in current branch history only. E.g. I create another branch where I commit a file with
blablablah, then I switch back to master and run the command. git log -S'blablablah' returns nothing, when I'd expect to see branch X, commit 124abcf16– Alex Zhukovskiy
Jan 18 at 12:57
It search in current branch history only. E.g. I create another branch where I commit a file with
blablablah, then I switch back to master and run the command. git log -S'blablablah' returns nothing, when I'd expect to see branch X, commit 124abcf16– Alex Zhukovskiy
Jan 18 at 12:57
You should add the
--all option :) i've updated the answer– Baklap4
Jan 18 at 13:00
You should add the
--all option :) i've updated the answer– Baklap4
Jan 18 at 13:00
1
1
Also note that if the file was renamed and/or copied, you might look at the
-M and -C command-line options.– kostix
Jan 18 at 13:16
Also note that if the file was renamed and/or copied, you might look at the
-M and -C command-line options.– kostix
Jan 18 at 13:16
add a comment |
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git log -p FILEto show the diffenrence (as a patch), then you can easily search the result for the specific text– Geoffroy
Jan 18 at 12:43