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Re: I still use git whatchanged

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KHKristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
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Jan 5, 2026, 19:23 UTC
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On Mon, Jan 5, 2026, at 19:05, Wayne Rowcliffe wrote:
> I tried using git whatchanged, which I use probably daily, and it said
> I needed to send you an email that I use it.
>
> It's very handy for figuring out what files changed in a commit.

This command is being removed because it was supplanted by git-log(1) a long while ago. Both commands use the same machinery, just with different defaults.

You can replace it with `git log` in this way:

• Given: `git whatchanged <opts>` • Replace with: `git log <opts> --no-merges --raw`

Additionally for the sake of readability, you might have more use for `--stat` or `--name-only` rather than `--raw` if you are only reading the output (not feding the output to another program).

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