git log --pretty=format:'%C(yellow)%h %Cred%ad %Cblue%an%Cgreen%d %Creset%s' --date=short
Logs in Current Branch
git log
Logs last n number of commits
git log -n 5
Commits between branch1 and branch2
git log branch1..branch2
Commits in branch1 that are not in branch2
git log branch1 ^branch2
Between a Date Range
git log --since="2 weeks ago"
git whatchanged --since="2 weeks ago"
Changes by File
See a list of commits ands changes for a particular file over its history.
git log -p filename.js
Stats and Patches
The following will show statistics about commits and show the patch information as well.
git log --stat -p
search
git log --grep="Change in Commit Message"
git log -S"Change in Source Code""