Find commit where file has been deleted in GitHub (without cloning repo)

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Is there a way to find and display in which commit a file has been deleted in Github, but without cloning it locally? For example, using the website's online search form?

Anyway, for a general Git solution, see stackoverflow.com/questions/6839398/… — sashoalm
– sashoalm, Commented Jun 18, 2014 at 8:46

magikid · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-20 13:52:09Z

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No, there is no way to do this without cloning the repo.

answered Dec 20, 2014 at 13:52

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BCS Mar 26 at 17:18

It might not be a UI feature, but with a little URL patching it's very possible. (At least it is now.)

Raghavendra N · Accepted Answer · 2025-03-25 07:28:54Z

You can use the commits url instead of blob url to get the list of commits where the file was modified. The latest commit in this list shows where the file was deleted.

For example: To check when the file tests/specs/lint/jsx/main.jsx was deleted in the deno repo, go to this url: https://github.com/denoland/deno/commits/main/tests/specs/lint/jsx/main.jsx. You will see a list of commits and you will notice that the file was deleted in the latest commit listed.

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