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Add Last Commit A File Appeared In as a git til.

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- [Delete All Untracked Files](git/delete-all-untracked-files.md) - [Delete All Untracked Files](git/delete-all-untracked-files.md)
- [Dry Runs in Git](git/dry-runs-in-git.md) - [Dry Runs in Git](git/dry-runs-in-git.md)
- [Intent To Add](git/intent-to-add.md) - [Intent To Add](git/intent-to-add.md)
- [Last Commit A File Appeared In](git/last-commit-a-file-appeared-in.md)
- [List Filenames Without The Diffs](git/list-filenames-without-the-diffs.md) - [List Filenames Without The Diffs](git/list-filenames-without-the-diffs.md)
- [List Untracked Files](git/list-untracked-files.md) - [List Untracked Files](git/list-untracked-files.md)
- [Single Key Presses in Interactive Mode](git/single-key-presses-in-interactive-mode.md) - [Single Key Presses in Interactive Mode](git/single-key-presses-in-interactive-mode.md)

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# Last Commit A File Appeared In
In my project, I have a `README.md` file that I haven't modified in a while.
I'd like to take a look at the last commit that modified it. The `git log`
command can be used here with few arguments to narrow it down.
```
$ git log -1 -- README.md
commit 6da76838549a43aa578604f8d0eee7f6dbf44168
Author: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
Date: Sun May 17 12:08:02 2015 -0500
Add some documentation on configuring basic auth.
```
This same command will even work for files that have been deleted if you
know the path and name of the file in question. For instance, I used to have
an `ideas.md` file and I'd like to find the commit that removed it.
```
$ git log -1 -- docs/ideas.md
commit 0bb1d80ea8123dd12c305394e61ae27bdb706434
Author: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
Date: Sat May 16 14:53:57 2015 -0500
Remove the ideas doc, it isn't needed anymore.
```