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Posted on August 30, 2020 in Git by Matt Jennings

How to do Multi Line Commit Messages in Git

In your terminal, just hit ‘enter’ for a new line:

$ git commit -m "1. what i changed
> 2. blank line
> 3. why i changed"

Git Log –since

Example code:

• git log --since="yesterday"
• git log --since="2 weeks ago"

Git Show: Look at a Commit

• Show commits and contents:
  git show <commit>
• Show files changed in a commit:
  git show <commit> --stat

Diff

Example code:

• Unstaged changes:
  git diff
• Staged changes:
  git diff --staged
• Show all changes on the feature branch but NOT on the master branch
  git diff master feature
git diff master..feature