`git show` is a command that allows you to inspect your commits. When used without any arguments, it will display the latest commit, including the full diff that the commit composes:

```markdown
$ git show

commit 1e3b9b0061712908132409ssdf234 (HEAD -> main)
Author: Your Name <youremail@address.com>
Date: Mon Jan 1 00:00:00 2021 -0400

    Add help, init, and status notes

diff --git a/git-help.txt b/git-help.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-help.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#git-help
diff --git a/git-init.txt b/git-init.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23b0b9e
```

Pressing `q` on your keyboard will exit this view.

You can also be explicit with `git show` by using the commit SHA. You can either use the full shaw or the abbreviated six-character version:

```markdown
git show 1e3b9b
```

If the commit you want to inspect is at the head of the main branch, you can use the `HEAD` alias instead of the commit SHA:

```markdown
git show HEAD
```

These commands will display the same information as in the example above.

Discover how to inspect and navigate through git commit history using `git show` and various arguments, such as commit SHA and aliases.

Inspecting Commit History with `git show`

[00:00] git show is the command that we use to inspect our commits. Without arguments, it will show the latest commit, including the full diff that the commit composes. Use Q to get out of this view. We can be explicit with git show using the commit SHA. Type git show the SHA ID.

[00:19] Now, that's a pretty big ID, so the abbreviated versions work as well. Let's copy just the first six characters and run git show with that. You'll notice that this commit is at head on the main branch, so we can also use the head alias, git show head.

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