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I'd like to find commits in my code base that add video files to throw them out. Is there a way to look for these files in git ?
For example let's say all videos have a filename ending with the extension .wmv ; I'd like to find all commits introducing these files and get rid of them with a fixup or something.
Any ideas ?
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To find out which files changed in a given commit, use the git log --raw command. It's the fastest and simplest way to get insight into which files a commit affects.
git ls-files will give you a listing of all files in current state of the repository (the cache or index). You can pass a pattern in to get files matching that pattern. ls-files can also take a pattern. Remember to use '**/HelloWorld.pm' instead of '*/HelloWorld.pm' to search any depth of the repository for matches.
You can use git log with a pathspec:
git log --all -- '*.wmv' This will get you all commits which make changes to .wmv files. yes, this will descend into subdirectories too (but you have to surround your pathspec with single quotes, so it will be passed as is to git).
If you are only interested in commit hashes (scripting etc.) use the git rev-list machinery directly:
git rev-list --all -- '*.wmv' Under Windows, it might be required to use double quotes instead of single quotes around the pathspec, e.g. "*.wmv"
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If you want to remove these files from all your commits, consider rewriting the entire history with the filter-branch command. E.g.,
git filter-branch --index-filter 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch -r *.wml' HEAD If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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