Re: git whatchanged --i-still-use-it

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Mar 3, 2026, 19:59 UTC

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Le mardi 3 mars 2026 à 8:56 PM, Antoine Cousson <antoine.cousson@protonmail.com> a écrit :

> > Then perhaps you would like "git log --stat" even better?  Instead
> of meaningless pair of hexadecimal object names, you'd get a sense
> of the size of damage each commit causes to the codebase.
> 

> I have tested "git log --stat" and I really liked the display, thanks for the tips
> I agree that i was not looking at the hexadecimal but more to the names of the file, the visual representation og the changes and the numbers are great !
> 

> 

> > Yes, on Git v2.51.1, Git 2.52 or higher.
> 

> I am on v2.43.0 I will update thanks
> 

> 

> 

> Le mardi 3 mars 2026 à 7:17 PM, Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com> a écrit :
> 

> > On Tue, Mar 3, 2026, at 19:03, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > >[snip]
> > > The command is going away.  You could
> > >
> > >   $ git config alias.whatchanged "log --raw --no-merges"
> > >
> > > if you really prefer the ugly hexadecimal gibberish, though.
> >
> > Yes, on Git v2.51.1, Git 2.52 or higher.
> >