Log graphs in Git
This article shows you how to use git logthe command to graphically view the commit history in Git.
Viewing log graphs in Git
The command git logdisplays all the repository history at once snapshots(commits). This command has a default function, it will display:
- Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)
- author
- date
- Commit Message
git logThe flag associated
with the command --graphallows us to view our previous commits in a graphical form.
git log --graph
We can also --onelinecombine the -command flag with this command to produce an overview of how commits were merged and how the git history was structured.
git log --graph --oneline
How to draw all Git branches
To easily traverse all branches in the graph, we can --allintegrate the flag into git logthe command. --decorateThe can also be used with this command to see all important information in a polite and beautifully color-coded format.
git log --all --decorate --oneline --graph
Almost every Git user uses these four switches mentioned above because developers require them during the development process.
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