In a git post-commit hook how do I get a list of the files that were changed?

Question

Trying to figure out how long time was spent in a commit in a Git post-commit hook.

I\'ve got a post-commit git hook that submits information over an API about the c

Answer 1

When writing scripts around git, you should try to stick to the plumbing commands — their format is less likely to change and easier to parse. Here is a command which outputs the names of the paths which changed in a commit:

git diff-tree -r --name-only --no-commit-id 

That aside, you may wish to examine the index, as it contains timestamps about when the files were staged, which might give you an extra edge; however, I don’t believe there is a way to access this information.