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git: find which commit deleted a line

Git is wonderful, but "git blame" does not show lines that have been deleted.

If you know the file where the line used to be, there is a very easy way to find the SHA1 of the commit that deleted the line:

$ git log -p PATH_TO_FILE

Then, just search for the line in question. For example, if the line contained the test "foo_bar_blatz", just search for that in the pager. Once you find the place in the diff where the line was deleted, scroll up to the diff header find the SHA1.