Use Git context from the repo in a direct prompt.
Section: Interactive and one-shot prompts
Summarize recent commits
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copilot -p "Summarize the intent of the last 10 commits in this repository."Explanation
Helpful for release notes, standups, and onboarding.
Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
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Same sheet · prioritizing Interactive and one-shot prompts
Ask a CLI how-to question
Get a concise terminal answer about a shell task.
Summarize a file from the command line
Run Copilot non-interactively with a prompt.
Explain a source file
Ask Copilot to explain a code file directly from the terminal.
Inject a file into the prompt context
Reference a file inline inside the interactive UI.