Get first Git commit hash

git log --format=%H | tail -1

Can anyone make a shorter one? This doesn't work: git log --reverse -1 --format=%H

Sample Output

c7a4ef6756568cbb795481b82cebea72926a2ab5

By: l0b0

2010-07-20 08:12:05

tail git commit

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Get first Git commit hash

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/git/git.git/commit/?id=ad5aeeded3295589b2573b143f754762a56f8f82
This is sample output - yours may be different.
2

git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD

lkraider · 2014-02-10 20:39:08 7
Get first Git commit hash

git log --format=%H | tail -1 doesn't work anymore Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
<hash>
```
1

git log --pretty=format:%H | tail -1

unixmonkey6264 · 2010-08-17 13:47:42 3

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