Question

How can I view git log history for all files within a folder ?

I have found several posts on how to show log for a specific file, but haven’t found for a specific folder.

Answer 1

You can use foldername or 'foldername/*'.

git log -- path/to/folder
git log -- 'path/to/folder/*'

History of renamed files will not be followed with this method.

Please note that -- is optional as well. From git help log:

[--] <path>...

           Show only commits that are enough to explain how the files that match the specified paths came to be. See History Simplification below for
           details and other simplification modes.

           Paths may need to be prefixed with -- to separate them from options or the revision range, when confusion arises.