What does 'git log -10' display?

What does 'git log -10' display?

• A. The 10 most recent commits
• B. Ten random commits
• C. All commits on the current branch
• D. The last ten lines of the patch

Answer: (A)

Limiting the amount of history shown by git log. The option -10 is shorthand for --max-count=10, so git log will display up to ten commits starting from the most recent one. They appear in reverse chronological order, showing each commit’s hash, author, date, and message. It doesn’t pick ten random commits, nor does it show all commits on the current branch—only the most recent ten in that history. It also won’t show the patch content by default; to see changes included in those commits, you’d add -p (or --patch).

Limiting the amount of history shown by git log. The option -10 is shorthand for --max-count=10, so git log will display up to ten commits starting from the most recent one. They appear in reverse chronological order, showing each commit’s hash, author, date, and message. It doesn’t pick ten random commits, nor does it show all commits on the current branch—only the most recent ten in that history. It also won’t show the patch content by default; to see changes included in those commits, you’d add -p (or --patch).