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Find commits that added or removed specific text

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git log -S 'define('WP_DEBUG'' --oneline --all

Lists all commits in all branches where the number of occurrences of the search text changed, meaning places where it was added or removed. Ideal for finding out when a function, an API key or a setting was introduced or deleted. Adding -p also shows the matching diff.

Note: Pure moves within a file are not found. For regular expressions, use -G instead of -S.

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  • git log -S pickaxe search
  • when was this function removed
  • which commit added this code
  • search git history for text

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Change the message of the last commit

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Create an annotated tag and push it to the remote

$git tag -a v1.4.0 -m 'Release 1.4.0' && git push origin v1.4.0
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Delete local branches that are already merged

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Discard local changes to a file

$git restore wp-config.php
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