Display last git commit comment

Question

Often during a commit ($ git -commit -m \"\"), I wish to read my last comment to remember what progress I have made. Is there an easy way to directly access the

Answer 1

If you want to see just the subject (first line) of the commit message:

git log -1 --format=%s

This was not previously documented in any answer. Alternatively, the approach by nos also shows it.

Reference:

• git log - emsem