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How to search through commits in Git
Find commits by message, content, author or date.
Search commit messages
git log --grep="fix login"Finds commits where the message matches the search term.
When to use: Finding when a specific fix or feature was committed.
Search code changes (pickaxe)
git log -S "functionName"Finds commits that added or removed the specified string from the code.
When to use: Finding when a specific function or variable was introduced or removed.
Search by regex in code
git log -G "regex pattern"Finds commits where changes match a regular expression.
Find a deleted file
git log --all --full-history -- "**/filename.txt"Finds commits involving a file that may have been deleted.