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gitk:tldr:4a6c8
gitk: Show commits older than 1/1/2016.
$ gitk --until="${1-1-2015}"
try on your machine
The command gitk --until="${1-1-2015}"
is used to open the graphical interface of Git (gitk) and display the commit history until a specific date.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
gitk
: It launches the Git graphical interface, which is a tool to visualize the commit history and related information.--until="${1-1-2015}"
: The--until
flag is used to filter the commit history based on a specific date. In this case, the date is set to "1-1-2015". The${1-1-2015}
part is a bash parameter expansion, which allows you to pass a date as an argument when executing the command. If an argument is provided, it will be used as the date. Otherwise, it will default to "1-1-2015".
So, by executing this command in a Git repository, you will be able to visualize the commit history until the specified date in the Git graphical interface.
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.