Git · Inspection

git log -S

Finds commits that added or removed a string, also known as pickaxe.

Syntax
git log -S<string>

Example

Example
git log -S"useFetch" --oneline

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git blame -L git cat-file git count-objects git diff --check git diff --stat git diff --word-diff git for-each-ref git fsck

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