# How to find a commit containing a given sha1

2 messages from 2007-12-30 to 2007-12-30. Participants: Ping Yin, Johannes Schindelin.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/11426

## Ping Yin, 2007-12-30 10:39

Subject: How to find a commit containing a given sha1
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Given a blob sha1, is there a simple way to find which file it
corresponds to and which commit it is contained?

-- 
Ping Yin

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## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-12-30 10:56

Subject: Re: How to find a commit containing a given sha1
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Hi,

On Sun, 30 Dec 2007, Ping Yin wrote:

> Given a blob sha1, is there a simple way to find which file it 
> corresponds to and which commit it is contained?

Yes.  "git log --raw --abbrev=40 --all" and then search for the blob name 
(SHA-1).

Hth,
Dscho

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