# Show

# Overview

git show shows various Git objects.

# For commits:

Shows the commit message and a diff of the changes introduced.

Command Description
git show shows the previous commit
git show @~3 shows the 3rd-from-last commit

# For trees and blobs:

Shows the tree or blob.

Command Description
git show @~3: shows the project root directory as it was 3 commits ago (a tree)
git show @~3:src/program.js shows src/program.js as it was 3 commits ago (a blob)
git show @:a.txt @:b.txt shows a.txt concatenated with b.txt from current commit

# For tags:

Shows the tag message and the referenced object.

# Syntax

  • git show [options] ...

# Remarks

Shows various Git objects.

  • For commits, shows the commit message and diff
  • For tags, shows the tag message and referenced object