libgit2

git_commit_lookup

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Lookup a commit object from a repository. The generated commit object is owned by the revision repo and shall not be freed by the user.

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int git_commit_lookup(git_commit **commit, git_repository *repo, const git_oid *id);

Parameters

git_commit **
In
commit

pointer to the looked up commit

git_repository *
In
repo

the repo to use when locating the commit.

const git_oid *
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id

identity of the commit to locate. If the object is an annotated tag it will be peeled back to the commit.

Returns

int

0 on success; error code otherwise

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