# finding the commit that deleted a file 4 messages from 2009-04-30 to 2009-04-30. Participants: Christoph Duelli, Alex Riesen, Baz. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/19136 ## Christoph Duelli, 2009-04-30 07:31 Subject: finding the commit that deleted a file Message-ID: <49F953BC.7070303@melosgmbh.de> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/49F953BC.7070303%40melosgmbh.de ``` 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? (And then, with the obtained SHA1, use gitk or some such tool to inspect this file.) Thank you. Best regards -- Christoph Duelli ``` ## Alex Riesen, 2009-04-30 07:41 Subject: Re: finding the commit that deleted a file Message-ID: <81b0412b0904300041m2ac646cgdaffd4e2dadb9125@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/81b0412b0904300041m2ac646cgdaffd4e2dadb9125%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <49F953BC.7070303@melosgmbh.de> ``` 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? > (And then, with the obtained SHA1, use gitk or some such tool to inspect >  this file.) "gitk -- the/name/of/deleted/file" :) ``` ## Baz, 2009-04-30 08:25 Subject: Re: finding the commit that deleted a file Message-ID: <2faad3050904300125r6cc6bc1fs6eb0e099dadcbf77@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/2faad3050904300125r6cc6bc1fs6eb0e099dadcbf77%40mail.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 > ``` ## Christoph Duelli, 2009-04-30 08:33 Subject: Re: finding the commit that deleted a file Message-ID: <49F96261.3060104@melosgmbh.de> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/49F96261.3060104%40melosgmbh.de In-Reply-To: <2faad3050904300125r6cc6bc1fs6eb0e099dadcbf77@mail.gmail.com> ``` Baz schrieb: > 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" :) >> -- Great, thanks. Both of these work! Bes regards -- Christoph Duelli ```