How to see the file size history of a single file in a git repository?

Question

Is there anyway to see how a file\'s size has changed through time in a git repository? I want to see how my main.js file (which is the combination of several files and mini

Answer 1

While commands like git log , git whatchanged, etc. can show the history pertaining to that file, I don't see anywhere in either the built-in or custom pretty formats an option that shows size (sadly, the --log-size option is only for the log messages!).

However, you can get a rough idea of the size by seeing the total number of lines added and removed in each commit. You can sort of visualize it with the command git log --stat , which uses plus and minus signs. Or use git log --numstat to collect the number of lines added or removed in each commit and use the numbers in some other visualization.