# I still use git whatchanged

3 messages from 2026-01-05 to 2026-01-05. Participants: Wayne Rowcliffe, Kristoffer Haugsbakk.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/64729

## Wayne Rowcliffe, 2026-01-05 18:05

Subject: I still use git whatchanged
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I tried using git whatchanged, which I use probably daily, and it said
I needed to send you an email that I use it.

It's very handy for figuring out what files changed in a commit.

-- Wayne Rowcliffe

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## Kristoffer Haugsbakk, 2026-01-05 19:23

Subject: Re: I still use git whatchanged
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On Mon, Jan 5, 2026, at 19:05, Wayne Rowcliffe wrote:
> I tried using git whatchanged, which I use probably daily, and it said
> I needed to send you an email that I use it.
>
> It's very handy for figuring out what files changed in a commit.

This command is being removed because it was supplanted by git-log(1) a
long while ago. Both commands use the same machinery, just with
different defaults.

You can replace it with `git log` in this way:

• Given: `git whatchanged <opts>`
• Replace with: `git log <opts> --no-merges --raw`

Additionally for the sake of readability, you might have more
use for `--stat` or `--name-only` rather than `--raw` if you are only
reading the output (not feding the output to another program).

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## Wayne Rowcliffe, 2026-01-05 19:26

Subject: Re: I still use git whatchanged
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`git log --raw` looks to do what I need. Thanks.

On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM Kristoffer Haugsbakk
<kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2026, at 19:05, Wayne Rowcliffe wrote:
> > I tried using git whatchanged, which I use probably daily, and it said
> > I needed to send you an email that I use it.
> >
> > It's very handy for figuring out what files changed in a commit.
>
> This command is being removed because it was supplanted by git-log(1) a
> long while ago. Both commands use the same machinery, just with
> different defaults.
>
> You can replace it with `git log` in this way:
>
> • Given: `git whatchanged <opts>`
> • Replace with: `git log <opts> --no-merges --raw`
>
> Additionally for the sake of readability, you might have more
> use for `--stat` or `--name-only` rather than `--raw` if you are only
> reading the output (not feding the output to another program).

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