How to find the last few commits to a git repository

Question

How to find the last few commits (say "20" commits) to a git repository. git log shows all the commits, I just need the last few commits.

user229044 · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-20 06:26:06Z

Lots of ways, all of them documented in the git-log man page.

Specify a -n or --max-count:

$ git log -n 20

Or, specify a range of commits in the form of <since>..<until>:

$ git log HEAD~20..HEAD

You can omit the <until> since it's HEAD:

$ git log HEAD~20..

navins · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-21 04:39:40Z

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instead of using git log -n 20, simply gitk --all & can see the structs and some detailed information.

answered Mar 20, 2013 at 6:33

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