# something like 'find' in revisions

2 messages from 2008-07-06 to 2008-07-06. Participants: Ittay Dror, Johannes Schindelin.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/14310

## Ittay Dror, 2008-07-06 11:05

Subject: something like 'find' in revisions
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Hi,

How can I find files with a given name (or pattern) in my history (where 
I don't know the exact path and some files have been removed)?

Thank you,
Ittay

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## Johannes Schindelin, 2008-07-06 12:53

Subject: Re: something like 'find' in revisions
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In-Reply-To: <4870A700.8040205@gmail.com>

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Hi,

On Sun, 6 Jul 2008, Ittay Dror wrote:

> How can I find files with a given name (or pattern) in my history (where 
> I don't know the exact path and some files have been removed)?

I'd grep in the output of "git rev-list --objects".  Then I'd have the 
full name, and "git log --all -- <fullpath>" is my friend.

Ciao,
Dscho

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