Question - How do you find a list of files that have changed in a particular commit?
Answer -
For this answer instead of just telling the command, explain what exactly this command will do.
To get a list file that has changed in a particular commit use the below command:
git diff-tree -r {hash}
Given the commit hash, this will list all the files that were changed or added in that commit. The -r flag makes the command list individual files, rather than collapsing them into root directory names only.
You can also include the below-mentioned point, although it is totally optional but will help in impressing the interviewer.
The output will also include some extra information, which can be easily suppressed by including two flags:
git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r {hash}
Here –no-commit-id will suppress the commit hashes from appearing in the output, and –name-only will only print the file names, instead of their paths.