How to get a list of Git commits for a given file

This includes cases where the file has been renamed.

git log --follow filename.ext

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Comments

[Wojciech]

No space beetwen -- and filename

[Clarice Bouwer]

Thanks! Actually, the -- should be removed and the filename is the actual name of the file that you want to be follow. So an example would be

git log --follow package.json

If the filename cannot be followed, Git will present you with a fatal: ambiguous argument 'package2.json': unknown revision or path not in the working tree error.

I am going to update the snippet. Let me know if you pick up any funnies with what I just posted.

[Wojciech]

Guess little tease is fine........

package2.json or package.json?