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Re: last commit in a directory

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LPLeonid Podolny <leonidp.lists@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 25, 2011, 08:50 UTC
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On 01/25/2011 10:47 AM, Johannes Sixt wrote:
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> Am 1/25/2011 9:29, schrieb Leonid Podolny:
>> I have a really simple question: how do I find a last commit for the given
>> directory inside the repository?
>
> git log -1 that/directory
>
> But if you need it in a script, this is preferable:
>
>    lastsha1=$(git rev-list -1 HEAD -- "$directory")
>
Thanks!
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