How to View a Specific Commit in Git (git show)
git show displays detailed information about a single commit, including its metadata and the full diff it introduced.
Published September 29, 2026
git show displays detailed information about a single commit, including its metadata and the full diff it introduced.
Key points
- git show <commit-hash> shows a specific commit's changes in full
- git show HEAD shows the most recent commit; HEAD~1 shows the one before it
- Also works on tags and branches, showing the commit they currently point to
Example
git show HEAD~2