Is it possible to get commit logs/messages of a remote git repo without git clone

Question

Is it possible to get commit logs/messages of a remote git repo without git clone?

The git repo I am working with is huge, even if I run git clone with --depth=1 sti

Answer 1

There is no way to view a remote log using git log without having a local (cloned) copy. You will need to clone the repository then do what you are wanting. Once cloned, you can then fetch different remotes and do a git log /. An alternative method would be to use software on the server that would allow you to view remote git history through some type of service (such as Stash, GitHub Enterprise, etc.)

See Commit history on remote repository

If you'd like to read more about it, this is a great resource: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics-Viewing-the-Commit-History