A Git commit ID is a 40 digits long SHA-1 hash, that can be abbreviated up to the shortest 4 digits version (7 by default).
In this note i am showing how to abbreviate the long hash to a short hash in Git and how to display the abbreviated hashes in the outputs of the git log and git show commands.
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Get Short Hash in Git
Get the short versions of the git log and git show, including the short SHA-1 hashes:
$ git log --oneline $ git show --oneline
Get the short hash of HEAD:
$ git rev-parse --short HEAD
Abbreviate the long hash to a short hash (7 digits, by default):
$ git rev-parse --short 1e872b59013425b7c404a91d16119e8452b983f2 1e872b5
Abbreviate the long hash to the shortest hash (4 digits):
$ git rev-parse --short=4 1e872b59013425b7c404a91d16119e8452b983f2 1e87
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