---
title: Searching GIT Logs for Sensitive Data
description: If you've ever needed to search GIT logs for specific information in a commit, here is a handy command that could help
date: 2021-01-08
tags: GIT, sensitive data, logs
source: https://brianchildress.co/blog/search-git-logs-for-sensitive-data
---

# Searching GIT Logs for Sensitive Data

If you're concerned or curious about a certain value being changed in your GIT repository, the GIT logs are a great place to start. Using the `git log` command allows you to search for values in individual commits and returns all of the commits with an instance of that value.

For example, let's say I have a value, "password", that should not be checked into my GIT repository. If I wanted to check my commit history I could use a command like:

```sh
git log -S <string to search for>
```

_Example:_
```sh
git log -S password
```

Other available options include:
- `--all` : Searches all branches and tags
- `--branches[=<patter>]`: Searches branches that match the regex pattern
- `--tags[=<patter>]`: Searches tags that match the regex pattern