git log remotename/branchname Will display the log of a given remote branch in that repository, but only the logs that you have “fetched” from their repository to your personal “copy” of the remote repository. Remember that your clone of the repository will update its state of any remote branches only by doing git fetch. You … Read more
This works for both git log and gitk – the 2 most common ways of viewing history. You don’t need to use the whole name: git log –author=”Jon” will match a commit made by “Jonathan Smith” git log –author=Jon and git log –author=Smith would also work. The quotes are optional if you don’t need any … Read more
Using Commit Ranges with Git Log When you’re using commit ranges like .. and … with git log, the difference between them is that, for branches A and B, git log A..B will show you all of the commits that B has that A doesn’t have, while git log A…B will show you both the … Read more
Pretty Git branch graphs
git log origin/master..HEAD You can also view the diff using the same syntax git diff origin/master..HEAD
For a graphical view I’d use gitk: gitk [filename] Or to follow filename past renames: gitk –follow [filename]