How do I find the most recent git commit that modified a file?

Question

I want to find the most recent commit that modified a source file.

I can use git blame to see all the dates for commits by each line, but it’s difficu

Answer 1

Once you have the SHA id of the commit you want to look at using git log FILENAME, you should be able to do git show SHA_ID_HERE to see what you did for that particular commit. You don't even need to enter the entire ID; the first 6 characters should be enough.