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.TH "GIT\-LAST\-MODIFIED" "1" "2025-10-02" "Git 2\&.51\&.0\&.414\&.g5099f6" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-last-modified \- EXPERIMENTAL: Show when files were last modified
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBgit\fR \fBlast\-modified\fR [\fB\-\-recursive\fR] [\fB\-\-show\-trees\fR] [\fI<revision\-range>\fR] [[\fB\-\-\fR] \fI<path>\fR\&...\:]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Shows which commit last modified each of the relevant files and subdirectories\&. A commit renaming a path, or changing it\(cqs mode is also taken into account\&.
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THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL\&. THE BEHAVIOR MAY CHANGE\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-recursive\fR
.RS 4
Instead of showing tree entries, step into subtrees and show all entries inside them recursively\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-show\-trees\fR
.RS 4
Show tree entries even when recursing into them\&. It has no effect without
\fB\-\-recursive\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fI<revision\-range>\fR
.RS 4
Only traverse commits in the specified revision range\&. When no
\fI<revision\-range>\fR
is specified, it defaults to
\fBHEAD\fR
(i\&.e\&. the whole history leading to the current commit)\&. For a complete list of ways to spell
\fI<revision\-range>\fR, see the
\fISpecifying Ranges\fR
section of
\fBgitrevisions\fR(7)\&.
.RE
.PP
[\fB\-\-\fR] \fI<path>\fR\&.\&.\&.
.RS 4
For each
\fI<path>\fR
given, the commit which last modified it is returned\&. Without an optional path parameter, all files and subdirectories in path traversal the are included in the output\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBgit-blame\fR(1), \fBgit-log\fR(1)\&.
.SH "GIT"
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Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite