bashANYrevisionhead
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git rev-parse HEADGit Revision Syntax
Git revision selectors, ranges, parents, symbolic refs, and object/path addressing.
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Commit Selectors
Single commit selection syntax and symbolic refs.
bashANYrevisionparent
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git rev-parse HEAD^bashANYrevisionancestor
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git rev-parse HEAD~2bashANYrevisionmerge
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git rev-parse HEAD^2bashANYrevisionbranch
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git rev-parse mainbashANYrevisiontag
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git rev-parse v1.2.0^{}bashANYrevisionreflog
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git rev-parse "HEAD@{yesterday}"bashANYrevisionupstream
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git rev-parse @{u}bashANYrevisionpush
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git rev-parse @{push}Revision Ranges
Compare sets of commits using dots, exclusions, and ancestry operators.
bashANYrevisionrange
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git log main..feature/my-changebashANYrevisionrangesymmetric
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git log main...feature/my-changebashANYrevisiondiff
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git diff main..feature/my-changebashANYrevisionmerge-base
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git diff main...feature/my-changebashANYrevisionexclude
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git log HEAD ^origin/mainbashANYrevisionancestry
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git log --ancestry-path A..BbashANYrevisionfirst-parent
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git log --first-parent mainPath and Object Selection
Address blobs, trees, and paths inside specific revisions.
bashANYrevisionpathblob
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git show HEAD:README.mdbashANYrevisionpath
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git show feature/my-change:src/app.tsbashANYrevisiontree
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git ls-tree HEAD src/bashANYrevisionobject
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git cat-file -t HEAD^{tree}bashANYrevisionobject
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git cat-file -p HEAD^{tree}bashANYrevisionverify
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git rev-parse --verify feature/my-change^{commit}Special Selectors and Search
Commit selectors using message, path, and regex helpers.
bashANYrevisionsearch
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git rev-parse ":/fix login"bashANYrevisionsearchgrep
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git log --all --grep="security fix"bashANYrevisionpathfollow
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git log --follow -- path/to/filebashANYrevisiongraph
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git log --topo-order --graph --onelinebashANYrevisionparents
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