From: Baz Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:25:20 GMT Subject: Re: finding the commit that deleted a file Message-ID: <2faad3050904300125r6cc6bc1fs6eb0e099dadcbf77@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <81b0412b0904300041m2ac646cgdaffd4e2dadb9125@mail.gmail.com> 2009/4/30 Alex Riesen : > 2009/4/30 Christoph Duelli : >> Following scenario: >> Some file x was deleted (or renamed, but the --follow option does not >> succeed) some 100 commits ago. >> Now, I would like to check the 'lost' contents for some reason. >> >> Is it possible to find out when a given file (path) was deleted? For completeness, the answer to the first part of the question: git log --diff-filter=D -- the/name/of/deleted/file >> (And then, with the obtained SHA1, use gitk or some such tool to inspect >>  this file.) > > "gitk -- the/name/of/deleted/file" :) > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >