git-log:tldr:88b5b

git-log: Show an overview of which file(s) changed in each commit.

$ git log --stat

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The command "git log --stat" is used to display the commit history along with the summary of changes (statistics) for each commit.

When you run this command, Git will show a list of commits in reverse chronological order (from the most recent to the oldest), along with some additional information about each commit.

The additional information includes:

Hash: A unique identifier for each commit, typically a sequence of alphanumeric characters.
Author: The name and email address of the person who made the commit.
Date: The date and time when the commit was made.
Commit message: A brief description of the changes made in the commit.
File statistics: A summary of changes made to files in that commit.

The file statistics section provides a summary of the changes that were made to the different files in that particular commit. It includes information such as:

The number of files changed
The number of lines added and deleted in each file
The name of the file

This allows you to quickly see which files were modified and get a sense of the overall scale of changes in each commit.

Overall, "git log --stat" is a helpful command to get an overview of the commit history and the changes made to each file in each commit.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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