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2.54.0
2026-04-20
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2.52.0
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SYNOPSIS
gitlast-modified[--recursive] [--show-trees] [--max-depth=<depth>] [-z] [<revision-range>] [[--] <pathspec>…]
DESCRIPTION
Shows which commit last modified each of the relevant files and subdirectories. A commit renaming a path, or changing it’s mode is also taken into account.
THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL. THE BEHAVIOR MAY CHANGE.
OPTIONS
-r--recursive-
Recursively traverse into all subtrees. By default, the command only shows tree entries matching the <pathspec>. With this option, it descends into subtrees and displays all entries within them. Equivalent to
--max-depth=-1. -t--show-trees-
Show tree entries even when recursing into them.
--max-depth=<depth>-
For each pathspec given on the command line, traverse at most <depth> levels into subtrees. A negative value means no limit. The default is 0, which shows all paths matching the pathspec without descending into subtrees.
-z-
Terminate each line with a NUL character rather than a newline.
- <revision-range>
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Only traverse commits in the specified revision range. When no <revision-range> is specified, it defaults to
HEAD(i.e. the whole history leading to the current commit). For a complete list of ways to spell <revision-range>, see the Specifying Ranges section of gitrevisions[7]. - [
--] <pathspec>... -
Show the commit that last modified each path matching <pathspec>. If no <pathspec> is given, all files and subdirectories are included. See gitglossary[7] for details on pathspec syntax.
OUTPUT
The output is in the format:
<oid> TAB <path> LF
If a path contains any special characters, the path is C-style quoted. To
avoid quoting, pass option -z to terminate each line with a NUL.
<oid> TAB <path> NUL
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