How can I print a plain list of all files that were part of a given commit?
Although the following lists the files, it also includes unwanted diff information for each:
git show a303aa90779efdd2f6b9d90693e2cbbbe4613c1d
asked Jan 8, 2009 at 12:26
30 Answers
Preferred Way (because it's a plumbing command; meant to be programmatic):
$ git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only bd61ad98 -r
index.html
javascript/application.js
javascript/ie6.js
Another Way (less preferred for scripts, because it's a porcelain command; meant to be user-facing)
$ git show --pretty="" --name-only bd61ad98
index.html
javascript/application.js
javascript/ie6.js
- The
--no-commit-idsuppresses the commit ID output. - The
--prettyargument specifies an empty format string to avoid the cruft at the beginning. - The
--name-onlyargument shows only the file names that were affected (Thanks Hank). Use--name-statusinstead, if you want to see what happened to each file (Deleted, Modified, Added) - The
-rargument is to recurse into sub-trees
answered Jan 8, 2009 at 13:02
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52It should be noted that
diff-treewon't work when looking at the root commit. Commented Mar 6, 2013 at 5:52 -
388Replacing the
--name-onlyoption with--name-statuswill give more clear summary. Commented Apr 11, 2013 at 3:58 -
39If you want it to work on the root commit, use the --root flag. From the man page: "When --root is specified the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event. This is equivalent to a diff against the NULL tree."– ChrisCommented Sep 23, 2013 at 18:26
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git log --name-only -n 1 <hash>The last commit would be:git log --name-only -n 1 HEAD~1..HEAD– KurtCommented Nov 11, 2013 at 4:20 -
25If anyone is wondering (like I was) why the first way is "preferred," it goes back to @drizzt 's comment;
git showis "porcelain" (meant to be user facing) andgit diff-treeis "plumbing" (meant to be used programmatically, e.g. from scripts). The interface for the former may change over time (so the git maintainers could drop--name-onlyalthough I don't imagine they would) for useability reasons, whereas the interface for the latter will be kept as stable as possible for compatibility reasons. Commented Jun 29, 2015 at 4:42
If you want to get the list of changed files:
git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r <commit-ish>
If you want to get the list of all files in a commit, you can use
git ls-tree --name-only -r <commit-ish>
answered Jan 14, 2009 at 19:22
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1The ls-tree with --name-only does not seem to work on 1.6.4.4 or 1.6.3.3. Do you think this is a bug ? Commented Oct 10, 2009 at 10:20
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2It turns out the ordering of the parameters is significant here. The one in your post does not work, while the one in your response does work - at least until you update your post ;) Commented Oct 10, 2009 at 15:17
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5Pass
--no-commit-idto avoid printing the SHA1, like so:git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r <commit-ish>Commented Aug 15, 2012 at 20:00 -
1diff-tree doesn't return anything, possibly because the commit I refer to added files, but not changed any existing. ls-tree gives me a list of all files in the repo, not just the files added/altered in the last commit. I wonder if there's a 3rd command to just list all new files (i.e. added in that given commit)?– CodeManXCommented Nov 17, 2015 at 23:03
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4@CoDEmanX : You didn't miss adding
-r/-toption, did you? Because diff-tree handles both modified and added files. If you want to list all new (added) files, usegit diff-tree -r --name-only --no-commit-id --diff-filter=A <commit-ish>Commented Nov 17, 2015 at 23:15
I'll just assume that gitk is not desired for this. In that case, try git show --name-only <sha>.
answered Jan 8, 2009 at 12:34
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44--name-only is plenty in most cases where i needed it; Therefore, upvoted the shortest solution (and the only one that i'd remember in 1 try).– Erik SCommented Aug 1, 2012 at 21:42
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1As someone who really likes CLI git,
gitkis actually a decent way of reviewing the files and displaying the file that the diff is on. e.g. Code reviewing a monster commit from a peer. Commented Oct 27, 2017 at 21:56
I personally use the combination of --stat and --oneline with the show command:
git show --stat --oneline HEAD
git show --stat --oneline b24f5fb
git show --stat --oneline HEAD^^..HEAD
If you do not like/want the addition/removal stats, you can replace --stat with --name-only
git show --name-only --oneline HEAD
git show --name-only --oneline b24f5fb
git show --name-only --oneline HEAD^^..HEAD
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2Very nice. To define an alias:
alias gits='git show --stat --oneline', thengitsby itself shows the latest changes (in HEAD), whilegits b24f5fbcan be used to show any revision's changes. Commented Dec 5, 2013 at 3:03 -
5One could also create a git alias... e.g. perhaps
git config --global alias.changes 'show --stat --oneline'. Then you can typegit changes(with an optional commit-ish) and get the output from the first examples above.– lindesCommented Dec 5, 2013 at 17:31 -
Git for Windows requires double quotes:
git config --global alias.changes "show --stat --oneline"Commented Jul 25, 2017 at 2:46 -
3Nice. And unlike the accepted answer,
git showalso works for reviewing stashed changes: e.g.git show --stat --oneline stash@{1}Commented Jul 26, 2017 at 19:00 -
1this is what I've really needed ! unlike " git diff-tree --name-status -r <commit_id>", with this command I may see affected files in the merge too ! thanks ! Commented Feb 19, 2019 at 11:02
You can also do
git log --name-only
and you can browse through various commits, commit messages and the changed files.
Type q to get your prompt back.
answered May 27, 2014 at 1:20
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3Thanks, it helps. BTW: use
git show 5944ad2a8b5 --name-onlyto list the name of a specific commit Commented Aug 8, 2019 at 6:37 -
What is the difference compared to leaving
--name-onlyout? Or in other words, what is it supposed to do and how does it answer the question? Commented Apr 9, 2021 at 21:15 -
--name-onlyadds the filenames of the files that are included in the commit– dstudebaCommented Apr 10 at 21:57
Recently I needed to list all changed files between two commits. So I used this (also *nix specific) command
git show --pretty="format:" --name-only START_COMMIT..END_COMMIT | sort | uniq
Or as Ethan points out:
git diff --name-only START_COMMIT..END_COMMIT
Using --name-status will also include the change (added, modified, deleted, etc.) next to each file:
git diff --name-status START_COMMIT..END_COMMIT
answered Apr 26, 2010 at 12:23
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5If you use
git diff --name-status START_COMMIT..END_COMMITthen you don't need the trailing|sort | uniq.– EthanCommented Sep 17, 2013 at 20:12 -
1Correction to above comment:
git diff --name-only START_COMMIT..END_COMMIT– EthanCommented Sep 17, 2013 at 20:19 -
This is what I was looking for. How I used it:
git diff --name-only START_COMMIT..END_COMMIT | grep -v -e '**.png' -e '**.xml'. I wanted a list of code changes only for a huge PR that had added thousands of PNGs and XML layouts. Commented Sep 18, 2017 at 16:39
Simplest form:
git show --stat (hash)
That's easier to remember and it will give you all the information you need.
If you really want only the names of the files you could add the --name-only option.
git show --stat --name-only (hash)
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2--name-only will still include a couple of header lines containing information such as the author, date and the commit message. Commented Sep 29, 2016 at 15:14
I use the changed alias quite often. To set it up:
git config --global alias.changed 'show --pretty="format:" --name-only'
Then:
git changed (lists files modified in last commit)
git changed bAda55 (lists files modified in this commit)
git changed bAda55..ff0021 (lists files modified between those commits)
Similar commands that may be useful:
git log --name-status --oneline (very similar, but shows what actually happened M/C/D)
git show --name-only
answered Apr 29, 2013 at 13:13
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It is there anything special about "changed"? Is it an arbitrary choice of a word? A convention? Something built-in? Commented Apr 9, 2021 at 21:12
Use
git log --name-status
This will show you the commit id, message, the files changed and whether it was modified, created, added, or deleted. Somewhat of an all-in-one command.
answered May 15, 2018 at 16:42
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this brings up a huge list of every recent commit, I have to hold down the ENTER button to see everything, then it locks my cmd. no thanks.– john kCommented Nov 22, 2021 at 15:24
Try this command for name and changes number of lines
git show --stat <commit-hash>
Only show file names
git show --stat --name-only <commit-hash>
For getting the last commit hash, try this command:
git log -1
Last commit with show files name and file status modify, create, or delete:
git log -1 --oneline --name-status <commit-hash>
Or for all
git log
For more advanced git log information, read these articles:
answered Oct 6, 2018 at 13:20
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2@DanFare "fatal: unrecognized argument: --names-only" from 2.20.1.windows.1 Commented Mar 1, 2019 at 18:24
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"for all"... just
git logdoesn't give you the filenames... Commented Mar 25, 2022 at 19:42
Using the standard git diff command (also good for scripting):
git diff --name-only <sha>^ <sha>
If you also want the status of the changed files:
git diff --name-status <sha>^ <sha>
This works well with merge commits.
answered Apr 29, 2011 at 14:53
To list the files changed on a particular commit:
git show --pretty=%gd --stat <commit_id>
To list the files changed on recent commit:
git show --pretty=%gd --stat
$ git log 88ee8^..88ee8 --name-only --pretty="format:"
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git show --name-only a303aa90779efdd2f6b9d90693e2cbbbe4613c1d
answered Jun 27, 2022 at 14:10
OK, there are a couple of ways to show all files in a particular commit...
To reduce the information and show only names of the files which committed, you simply can add --name-only or --name-status flag... These flags just show you the file names which are different from previous commits as you want...
So you can do git diff followed by --name-only, with two commit hashes after <sha0> <sha1>. Something like below:
git diff --name-only 5f12f15 kag9f02
I also created the below image to show all steps to go through in these situations:
Use a simple one-line command, if you just want the list of files changed in the last commit:
git diff HEAD~1 --name-only
There's also git whatchanged, which is more low level than git log
NAME
git-whatchanged - Show logs with difference each commit introduces
It outputs the commit summary with a list of files beneath it with their modes and if they were added(A), deleted(D), or modified(M);
$ git whatchanged f31a441398fb7834fde24c5b0c2974182a431363
Would give something like:
commit f31a441398fb7834fde24c5b0c2974182a431363
Author: xx <[email protected]>
Date: Tue Sep 29 17:23:22 2015 +0200
added fb skd and XLForm
:000000 100644 0000000... 90a20d7... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFCancellationToken.h
:000000 100644 0000000... b5006d0... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFCancellationToken.m
:000000 100644 0000000... 3e7b711... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFCancellationTokenRegistration.h
:000000 100644 0000000... 9c8a7ae... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFCancellationTokenRegistration.m
:000000 100644 0000000... bd6e7a1... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFCancellationTokenSource.h
:000000 100644 0000000... 947f725... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFCancellationTokenSource.m
:000000 100644 0000000... cf7dcdf... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFDefines.h
:000000 100644 0000000... 02af9ba... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFExecutor.h
:000000 100644 0000000... 292e27c... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFExecutor.m
:000000 100644 0000000... 827071d... A Pods/Bolts/Bolts/Common/BFTask.h
...
I know this answer doesn't really match "with no extraneous information.", but I still think this list is more useful than just the filenames.
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Plus, just one command
whatchangedinstead of supplying parameters. Commented Jan 25, 2016 at 12:19
I use this to get the list of changed files in a merge commit
λ git log -m -1 --name-only --pretty="format:"
configs/anotherconfig.xml
configs/configsInRepo.xml
or
λ git log -m -1 --name-status --pretty="format:"
A configs/anotherconfig.xml
M configs/configsInRepo.xml
answered May 22, 2019 at 13:36
I use this to get the list of modified files between two changesets:
git diff --name-status <SHA1> <SHA2> | cut -f2
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Yeah but the status can be quite handy at well (for isntance, you might want to grep to display all files except those that have been deleted with something like
git diff --name-status .. | grep ^[^D] | cut -f2Commented Sep 17, 2014 at 9:19
I like to use
git show --stat <SHA1>^..<SHA2>
answered Nov 3, 2010 at 8:12
I found a perfect answer to this:
git show --name-status --oneline <commit-hash>
So that I can know
which files were just modified (M)
Which files were newly added (A)
Which files were deleted (D)
answered Sep 1, 2017 at 21:51
I like this:
git diff --name-status <SHA1> <SHA1>^
answered Apr 22, 2009 at 16:10
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I think this gets the
A&D(add and delete) file statuses backwards, because it's showing the diff from the specified commit to the previous commit, instead of the other way around. It should begit diff --name-status <SHA1>^ <SHA1>. Commented Jan 3, 2015 at 5:14
Display the log.
COMMIT can be blank (""), the SHA-1 hash, or a shortened version of the SHA-1 hash.
git log COMMIT -1 --name-only
This will list just the files and is very useful for further processing.
git log COMMIT -1 --name-only --pretty=format:"" | grep "[^\s]"
List the files that changed in a commit:
git diff --name-only SHA1^ SHA1
This doesn't show log messages, extra newlines, or any other clutter. This works for any commit, not just the current one.
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This two looks the same:
git diff SHA1^ SHA1andgit show SHA1. Commented Jun 27, 2016 at 15:16 -
1@mrW Those commands produce similar output, but
git showalso shows the commit message– NewtonxCommented Jun 27, 2016 at 23:01
Perhaps I missed it did anyone mention if you want to augment the log x previous commits using the 'log' command to include the names of the files effected then add --name-only on the end.
so:
git log -n3
to see the last comments of the last 3 commits.
git log -n3 --name-only
to see the comments and files effected in the last 3 commits.
Only the file list (not even commit message):
git show --name-only --pretty=format:
E.g. open all changed files in your editor:
git show --name-only --pretty=format: | xargs "$EDITOR"
answered May 8, 2020 at 11:29
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This works perfectly however it only shows the last commit. If you want to target a specific commit see answer by @Ryan McGeary– HamfriCommented Jun 18, 2020 at 10:05
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@Hamfri: No, it doesn't only work for the last commit. It's just the default of
git show. Commented Sep 15, 2020 at 14:26
There is a simple trick to view as a file listing. Just add : after the hash:
git show 9d3a52c474:
You can then drill in,
git show 9d3a52c474:someDir/someOtherDir
If you hit a file, you'll get the raw version of the file; which sometimes is what you want if you're only looking for a nice reference or key pieces of code (diffs can make everything a mess),
git show 9d3a52c474:someDir/someOtherDir/somefile
The only drawback of this method is that it doesn't easily show a tree of files.
answered Aug 26, 2015 at 11:59
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It will not only find files changed in a commit, but all files that are in the tree of that commit. Great if you want that, but not so great if you want to see which files changed.– mihiCommented Oct 13, 2021 at 20:57
A combination of git show --stat and a couple of sed commands should trim the data down for you:
git show --stat <SHA1> | sed -n "/ [\w]\*|/p" | sed "s/|.\*$//"
That will produce just the list of modified files.
answered Jan 8, 2009 at 13:59
If your commit happens to be at the initial HEAD position
git show HEAD@{0}
this should work fine.
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All: An explanation would be in order. Why and how does it work? Commented Apr 9, 2021 at 21:06
List all files in a commit tree:
git ls-tree --name-only --full-tree a21e610
answered Aug 1, 2020 at 22:13
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It shows only top-level list of files / directories for me. Commented Jul 18 at 7:59
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git log --until 2013-05-21 --pretty="short" --name-onlywith a good effect.ncommits tillmaster:git diff-tree --name-status -r @{3} mastergit diff --name-only master- To list ALL changed files on current branch, comparing to master branch.