Thank you for filling out a Git bug report! Please answer the following questions to help us understand your issue. What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue) git clone $repo_url $repo_name cd $repo_name mkdir dir01 mkdir dir02 touch dir01/file01.txt git add . git commit -m 'Add file01.txt' git push touch dir02/file02.txt git add . git commit -m 'Add file02.txt' git push git log -1 -- dir01 What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) print out commit with message 'Add file01.txt' What happened instead? (Actual behavior) print out commit with message 'Add file02.txt' What's different between what you expected and what actually happened? I would like to get the last commit to a specified directory in the repo, But I get the last commit of the whole repo Anything else you want to add: Please review the rest of the bug report below. You can delete any lines you don't wish to share. [System Info] git version: git version 2.42.0 cpu: x86_64 no commit associated with this build sizeof-long: 8 sizeof-size_t: 8 shell-path: /bin/sh uname: Linux 5.15.0-1036-azure #43-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 29 16:11:05 UTC 2023 x86_64 compiler info: gnuc: 11.4 libc info: glibc: 2.35 $SHELL (typically, interactive shell): <unset> [Enabled Hooks]