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I want to view the evolution of a function

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- [I want to find a string in any commit](#i-want-to-find-a-string-in-any-commit)
- [I want to find by author/committer](#i-want-to-find-by-authorcommitter)
- [I want to list commits containing specific files](#i-want-to-list-commits-containing-specific-files)
- [I want to view the commit history for a specific function](#i-want-to-view-the-commit-history-for-a-specific-function)
- [Find a tag where a commit is referenced](#find-a-tag-where-a-commit-is-referenced)
- [Submodules](#submodules)
- [Clone all submodules](#clone-all-submodules)
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$ git log --name-status -- **/*.js
```
<a name="#i-want-to-view-the-commit-history-for-a-specific-function"></a>
### I want to view the commit history for a specific function
To trace the evolution of a single function you can use:
```sh
$ git log -L :FunctionName:FilePath
```
Note that you can combine this with further `git log` options, like [revision ranges](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitrevisions) and [commit limits](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log/#_commit_limiting)
### Find a tag where a commit is referenced
To find all tags containing a specific commit: