# Searching for sha1 id, finding a specific commit 2 messages from 2010-06-08 to 2010-06-08. Participants: Bjarne, Andreas Ericsson. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/24042 ## Bjarne, 2010-06-08 11:50 Subject: Searching for sha1 id, finding a specific commit Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/loom.20100608T134934-783%40post.gmane.org ``` I've searched a lot trying to find is there are a way to find a specific commit. Use case: I fixed a bug and want to paste a unique direct link in my bugtracker tool to the commit, or simple one click search in gitweb. Since the commit name is not unique, this isn't good enough. I'm sure there is a way but i cant find it. Regards Bjarne ``` ## Andreas Ericsson, 2010-06-08 11:58 Subject: Re: Searching for sha1 id, finding a specific commit Message-ID: <4C0E305E.80704@op5.se> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4C0E305E.80704%40op5.se In-Reply-To: ``` On 06/08/2010 01:50 PM, Bjarne wrote: > I've searched a lot trying to find is there are a way to find a specific commit. > Use case: > I fixed a bug and want to paste a unique direct link in my bugtracker tool to > the commit, or simple one click search in gitweb. > > Since the commit name is not unique, this isn't good enough. I'm sure there is a > way but i cant find it. > git log --grep="something you wrote in the commit message" or git log -S'something you wrote in the patch' should, with some searching from within less, provide you with the unique sha1 id which you can then use to construct a url to gitweb. -- Andreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se OP5 AB www.op5.se Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231 Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war on peace. ```