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The git show<\/code> command provides detailed information about a specific commit, such as changes made, the author, date, and commit message. It is useful for examining the content of a particular commit in more depth compared to the git log<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initial Example<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
$ git show <your_commit_hash><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SHOW Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Option<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
--pretty<\/code><\/td>Customize the log output format. Possible values: oneline<\/code>, short<\/code>, full<\/code>, fuller<\/code>, etc.<\/td><\/tr>
--stat<\/code><\/td>Show statistics for files modified in the commit.<\/td><\/tr>
--patch<\/code>, -p<\/code><\/td>Show the full diff of the commit.<\/td><\/tr>
--name-only<\/code><\/td>Show only the names of the files that were changed.<\/td><\/tr>
--name-status<\/code><\/td>Show the names and status of files that were changed.<\/td><\/tr>
--abbrev-commit<\/code><\/td>Show only the first few characters of the SHA-1 hash.<\/td><\/tr>
--relative-date<\/code><\/td>Show dates relative to the current time (e.g., “2 weeks ago”).<\/td><\/tr>
--no-commit-id<\/code><\/td>Suppress the commit ID in the output.<\/td><\/tr>
--source<\/code><\/td>Show the source of the commit (branch\/tag).<\/td><\/tr>
--full-diff<\/code><\/td>Show the full diff, not just the patch.<\/td><\/tr>
--color<\/code><\/td>Show colored diff output.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Show Details of a Specific Commit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Displays detailed information about the specified commit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ git show abc1234<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Replace abc1234<\/code> with the actual commit hash you want to view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Show Changes in a Specific File<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Shows changes made to a specific file in the given commit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ git show abc1234:path\/to\/file<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Replace abc1234<\/code> with the commit hash and path\/to\/file<\/code> with the file path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Show Details with Patch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Displays detailed information along with the full patch (diff) of the specified commit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ git show --patch abc1234<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Replace abc1234<\/code> with the actual commit hash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Show Details of the Most Recent Commit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Displays detailed information about the latest commit on the current branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ git show<\/pre><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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