10_local_history.md

Viewing local project history

In this section, you will discover commands for viewing the history of your project.

Using Git log

When you clone a repository, you receive the history of all the commits made in that repository. The log command allows us to view that history on our local machine.

Let's take a look at some option switches you can use to customize your view of the project history. You can find these options, and many more, on git-scm.com. (Note: --graph is default on most Git Bash for Windows terminals.)

git log
git log --oneline
git log --oneline --graph
git log --oneline --graph --decorate
git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all
git log --stat
git log --patch

Use the up and down arrows or press enter to view additional log entries. Type q to quit viewing the log and return to the command prompt.