Steps to See Changes in a Commit

Find the Commit Hash

Use the git log command to list recent commits and find the hash of the commit you’re interested in.

git log

This will output a list of commits with their hashes, authors, dates, and messages. The commit hash is the long alphanumeric string at the beginning of each entry.

Show the Commit Details

Use git show followed by the commit hash to view the details of that commit. Replace 1a2b3c4d with the actual commit hash you want to inspect.

git show 1a2b3c4d

Example:

Let’s say we made some changes in a project eg. added or removed code,files,folders etc. Now we made some commits with a proper message, now when we want to look at any particular commit and what changes were made in that commit we can type git log command and a log containing a set of commits will be loaded.

Now to see the changes introduced by any commit, we would run:

git show 330bd1c2848f77fd6d7939a2debf283131cd232f

Now as we hit enter the changes made in the particular commit will be shown to us.

Now here we can notice that the data that was removed is shown in red with -* and what was added is shown in green with +*
so users can visually identify the changes.

Understanding the changes introduced in each commit is crucial for effective collaboration and version control in Git. Whether you are reviewing someone else’s work or tracking your own modifications, Git provides powerful tools to inspect changes. This article will guide you through the various methods to see changes in a Git commit.