git command to get commit details for a specific file

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I wanted to see list of commits and user who committed it for a file using git command.

Say i have a file in git path /home/git/xml/a.xml in master branch

Now, i wanted get list of commits and user who did the commit etc on above file.

Please let me know the command to get it.

Anshul Goyal · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-14 11:18:10Z

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You can use git log with the filename here:

git log xml/a.xml

assuming your project is in /home/git.

You can try something on the line of git log -n5 <filename>, to limit the numbers of commits shown.

answered May 14, 2015 at 10:27

Anshul Goyal

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Thanks. Its giving huge history. how to control. say display only last 5 changes
– logan
Commented May 14, 2015 at 10:54
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@logan You can try something on the line of git log -n5 <filename>, to limit the numbers of commits shown. If that helped, don't forget to accept and upvote :)
– Anshul Goyal
Commented May 14, 2015 at 11:18

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