How Do I Get the Hash for the Current Commit in Git?

To get the hash for the current commit in Git, you can use the git rev-parse HEAD command. Here's how you can do it:

git rev-parse HEAD

When you run this command, Git will output the full commit hash of the current commit.

Note:

• The HEAD pointer in Git refers to the current commit. By using git rev-parse HEAD, you're asking Git to resolve the reference to the commit hash.
• The commit hash is a unique identifier for each commit in the repository.
• You can use the commit hash to reference or identify specific commits in Git, for example, when checking out a specific commit or when referring to commits in Git commands.

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