How can I filter git log to show a list of specific revisions/commits?

Question

Let's say I have several commits, and I know their revision IDs:

• aaaaaa
• bbbbbb
• cccccc
• dddddd

These commits are not consecutive, and aren't related to each other from git's perspective.

How can I output information about all of these commits in a list with a single command?

Answer 1

Simply use git show:

git show aaaaaaa bbbbbb cccccc dddddd

You can use the --pretty=format:... to change the output and display each information you want of each commit on one line. Also --no-patch (or -s) to avoid displaying patch.

git show --no-patch --pretty='format:%h %aN %ad %s' aaaaaaa bbbbbb cccccc dddddd

Documentation: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show

Answer 2

Try

git show -s aaaaaa bbbbbb cccccc dddddd