Standard Hash Format

To copy a Git commit hash to the clipboard using Git Bash, you can utilize the git log command along with a pipe (|) and the clip command (which is used to copy text to the clipboard on Windows). Here's how you can do it:

1. Open Git Bash.
2. Navigate to the repository where the commit is located using the cd command.
3. Use the following command to copy the commit hash to the clipboard:

git log --pretty=format:%H -n 1 | clip

Explanation of the command:

• git log --pretty=format:%H -n 1: This command retrieves the most recent commit hash (%H is a placeholder for the commit hash) using the -pretty=format option.
• |: This pipe symbol takes the output of the previous command and passes it as input to the next command.
• clip: This command copies the received text input to the clipboard.

After running the command, the latest commit hash will be copied to your clipboard and you can then paste it wherever you need.

Walkthrough of the command:

1. git log --pretty=format:%H -n 1 retrieves the hash of the most recent commit.
2. The output of the command is passed as input to the clip command using the pipe (|).
3. The clip command copies the received commit hash to the clipboard.

Remember that the clip command is specific to Windows. If you're using a different operating system, you may need to use a different method to copy text to the clipboard.

Short-Hand Hash

To copy the shorthand hash (abbreviated commit hash) of a Git commit to the clipboard using Git Bash, you can modify the git log command slightly. Here's how you can do it:

1. Open Git Bash.
2. Navigate to the repository where the commit is located using the cd command.