git, magit: nth diff before

git, magit: nth diff before

[Andreas Röhler]

Hi,

let's assume wont to see a git diff from 9th to 8th commit before head.

Is there a convenient command using magic, i.e. giving arguments as numbers?

Thanks,

Andreas

Re: git, magit: nth diff before

[Tassilo Horn]

Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> writes:

Hi!

> let's assume wont to see a git diff from 9th to 8th commit before
> head.
>
> Is there a convenient command using magic, i.e. giving arguments as
> numbers?

Since I usually don't know if I want to show the 9th or 8th commit
before HEAD, I do `l l` in the magit buffer to get the short log, and
then I move point on the commit I want to show and hit RET.

But you can also use `magit-show-commit', e.g.,

  M-x magit-show-commit RET HEAD^^^^^^^^^ RET

or equivalently

  M-x magit-show-commit RET HEAD~9 RET

from the magit buffer.

Bye,
Tassilo

Re: git, magit: nth diff before

[Yuri Khan]

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Andreas Röhler
<andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> wrote:

> let's assume wont to see a git diff from 9th to 8th commit before head.
>
> Is there a convenient command using magic, i.e. giving arguments as numbers?

M-x magit-show-commit RET HEAD~8 RET if you really insist on a
command-line-like interface.

But you may also like to invoke M-x magit-log, move point to the line
describing the commit you want, and press RET.

Re: git, magit: nth diff before

[Andreas Röhler]

On 17.03.2015 12:37, Yuri Khan wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Andreas Röhler
> <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> wrote:
>
>> let's assume wont to see a git diff from 9th to 8th commit before head.
>>
>> Is there a convenient command using magic, i.e. giving arguments as numbers?
>
> M-x magit-show-commit RET HEAD~8 RET if you really insist on a
> command-line-like interface.
>
> But you may also like to invoke M-x magit-log, move point to the line
> describing the commit you want, and press RET.
>

Thanks all!

Andreas