How to Display Filenames Changed in All Commits

1. Use git log to Display Filenames Changed in All Commits
2. Conclusion

This article illustrates how to use the git log command to show the filenames changed by commits in git. We aim to get the same output as the svn log -v command.

Use git log to Display Filenames Changed in All Commits

We use the git log command to check the commit history in our repository. However, you can add the --name-only option to show the full path names of the files affected by a commit.

Command:

$ git log --name-only

It is easier with the --oneline flag if you have hundreds of commits.

Command:

$ git log --name-only --oneline

Output:

If we want to see the filenames and the status of the affected files, run the following command.

Command:

$ git log --name-status

Output:

The M stands for modified while A and D stands for added and deleted, respectively. You can also run the git log --stat for the diffstat of the changed files.

Command:

$ git log --stat --oneline

Output:

Conclusion

You can format the git log command to show the filenames of the affected files in a commit like the svn log-v command. We have covered some variations of the command, which will format the output based on your needs.