Review commit history using Git log

The $git log command is used to review the commits performed on a repository/branch. The command lists out the various commits performed with details of the date when the commit was done and the user who performed the commit.

The following is the syntax for the log command.

$git log

The $git log command is useful when we want to perform a code review or to investigates the changes performed over a period of time. The log command can be triggered with various switches each of which will provide a details set of details on the commits.