git diff file between two last commits that changed it

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Rephrase: I would like to find the two last commits that changed a specific file (or folder, or group of files if possible) and perform a diff between those two commits. All in one command.

Thanks, this is going to save me time when I try to visualise what are the changes in data files that I re-populate with new scripts.

I actually wrongly rephrased the title, here's how to do the title question following larsmans' answer: git diff $(git log --format='%H' -2 -- "$path") -- "$path" — lajarre
– lajarre, Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 10:53

Fred Foo · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-31 10:25:47Z

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git diff $(git log --format='%H' -2 -- "$path")

Where path is obviously the path of the file you want to inspect.

answered Jan 31, 2014 at 10:25

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gturri · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-31 10:27:36Z

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git diff $(git log -2 --oneline -- MyFile.txt | cut -d " " -f 1)

answered Jan 31, 2014 at 10:27

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