Search git history for a string

Aug 18th, 2015

Here's how to search for a string in a git repo's history.

In Current Branch

git log -Sa_string_i_want_to_search_for

In all Branches

git log -Sa_string_i_want_to_search_for --all

Internal References

Git who changed a line
Search for any string ever committed in a git repo
Git - Creating and Applying patches
Git - Installing on Hostmonster - shared server
GIT reverting things
GIT remote repo creation
Push to all git remotes

External References

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4468361/search-all-of-git-history-for-a-strin…

Article Type

General