--since --until
- Git course
- Advanced
- Lesson 27/56
- 4 min
Learn to query commits with date filters.
Date Filters: --since and --until
With the --since and --until options in git log, you can filter commit history by a date range. --since selects commits after the specified date, while --until selects commits before the specified date. This lets you inspect only the changes within a period of interest.
git log --since="2026-01-01"
git log --until="2026-06-30"Use a Date Range Together
You can use --since and --until together in the same command to define start and end dates. Git displays only commits that match this range. Writing dates in the YYYY-MM-DD format provides a clear and readable approach.
git log --since="2026-03-01" --until="2026-03-31"This command filters commit history for March 2026.
Practice Filter History for a Specific Month
Assign a Git command to command that displays commits from April 2026. Use --since for the starting date and --until for the ending date. Print the command.
Starter code
// Nisan 2026 tarih filtresini oluştur
const command = "";
// Komutu yazdırSample solution
const command = 'git log --since="2026-04-01" --until="2026-04-30"';
console.log(command);Expected output
git log --since="2026-04-01" --until="2026-04-30"
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 Which option is suitable for viewing only commits after June 1, 2026?
- --since="2026-06-01" Correct answer
- --format="2026-06-01"
- --graph="2026-06-01"
- --until="2026-06-01"
Explanation: <code>--since</code> filters commits after the specified date. Therefore, it is used for the starting date.
2 Set the End Date
git log --since="2026-04-01" ____git log --since="2026-04-01" --until="2026-04-30"Explanation: <code>--until</code> sets the upper date boundary for commit history.
3 Date Filters
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
--since |
Starting date |
--until |
Ending date |
YYYY-MM-DD |
Year-month-day format |
Tarih aralığı |
Commits between two dates |