Tracking evolution of function using Git logs

Command

git log -L :<funcname>

Example

git log -L :self.published:app/models/post.rb

Troubleshooting

In case the language of your project is not supported, then add support by making these two changes:

1. Add the following lines (adjust as per your language) to .gitattributes file:

*.rb diff=ruby
*.swift diff=swift

2. Then, define the diff pattern in .gitconfig (or .git/config). Example:

[diff "swift"]
xfuncname = ^[ \t]*((class|struct|func)[ \t].*)$

You can also define the gitattributes globally using:

git config --global core.attributesfile ~/.gitattributes

Sources

• https://calebhearth.com/git-method-history