How to see the file size history of a single file in a git repository?

Question

Is there anyway to see how a file\'s size has changed through time in a git repository? I want to see how my main.js file (which is the combination of several files and mini

Answer 1

On Windows I am using the following command:

cmd /c "@echo off & for /l %N in (1 1 30) do git ls-tree -r -l HEAD~%N "C:\path\to\file.txt"

It will show size of each of latest 30 versions.

If somebody can convert that to Linux command you are welcome... ))

Answer 2

Simply do:
git log --stat /path/to/file

Result: