View commits that manipulated a specific string

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Prints a list of all commits that manipulated a given string.

Use git log -S<string> to find all commits that manipulated the specified <string>.
Use arrow keys to navigate, press Q to exit.

git log -S<string>

Examples

git log -S"30-seconds"
# commit c191f90c7766ee6d5f24e90b552a6d446f0d02e4
# Author: 30 seconds of code
# Date: Tue Apr 6 11:11:08 2021 +0300
# [...]

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