--since --until

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.

Exercise 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.

Show example solution

const command = 'git log --since="2026-04-01" --until="2026-04-30"';
console.log(command);

Test yourself

Which option is suitable for viewing only commits after June 1, 2026?
- --since="2026-06-01"
- --format="2026-06-01"
- --graph="2026-06-01"
- --until="2026-06-01"
Show answer

--since="2026-06-01" — <code>--since</code> filters commits after the specified date. Therefore, it is used for the starting date.

Set the End Date

git log --since="2026-04-01" ____

Show answer

git log --since="2026-04-01" --until="2026-04-30"

Date Filters

--since

Starting date
--until

Ending date
YYYY-MM-DD

Year-month-day format
Tarih aralığı

Commits between two dates

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