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git branch-commit-last

Show a branch's last commit hash (or hashes)

Git alias:

branch-commit-last = "!f() { \
    branch="${1:-$(git current-branch)}"; \
    count="${2:-1}"; \
    git log --pretty=%H "$branch" | \
    head -"$count"; \
}; f"

Syntax:

git branch-commit-last [branch name [commit count]]

Options:

• branch name: default is the current branch name.

• commit count: default is 1

Example: show the current branch's last commit hash:

git branch-commit-last

Example: show the "foo" branch's last commit hash:

git branch-commit-last foo

Example: show the "foo" branch's last 3 commit hashes:

git branch-commit-last foo 3

Compare:

• git branch-commit-first: show a branch's first commit hash (or hashes)
• git branch-commit-last: show a branch's last commit hash (or hashes)
• git branch-commit-prev: show a branch's previous commit hash (or hashes)
• git branch-commit-next: show a branch's next commit hash (or hashes)