git log

git-log

Show HEAD commit logs

Limiting the number of commits to show

Git

$ git log -15

LibGit2Sharp

using (var repo = new Repository("path/to/your/repo"))
{
    var RFC2822Format = "ddd dd MMM HH:mm:ss yyyy K";

    foreach (Commit c in repo.Commits.Take(15))
    {
        Console.WriteLine(string.Format("commit {0}", c.Id));
                   
        if (c.Parents.Count() > 1)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Merge: {0}", 
                string.Join(" ", c.Parents.Select(p => p.Id.Sha.Substring(0, 7)).ToArray()));
        }

        Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Author: {0} <{1}>", c.Author.Name, c.Author.Email));
        Console.WriteLine("Date:   {0}", c.Author.When.ToString(RFC2822Format, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine(c.Message);
        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

Changing the order of the commits

Git

$ git log --topo-order --reverse

LibGit2Sharp

using (var repo = new Repository("path/to/your/repo"))
{
    var filter = new CommitFilter { SortBy = CommitSortStrategies.Topological | CommitSortStrategies.Reverse };

    foreach (Commit c in repo.Commits.QueryBy(filter))
    {
        Console.WriteLine(c.Id);   // Of course the output can be prettified ;-)
    }
}

Show only commits between two named commits

Git

$ git log master..development

LibGit2Sharp

using (var repo = new Repository("path/to/your/repo"))
{
    var filter = new CommitFilter { Since = repo.Branches["master"], Until = repo.Branches["development"] };

    foreach (Commit c in repo.Commits.QueryBy(filter))
    {
        Console.WriteLine(c.Id);   // Of course the output can be prettified ;-)
    }
}