Git Commit Hash Regex Pattern

Live Regex Tester

Pattern Breakdown

Code Examples

const regex = /^[0-9a-f]{7,40}$/;
const test = "a1b2c3d";
console.log(regex.test(test)); // true

// Extract matches
const matches = test.match(regex);
console.log(matches);

import re

pattern = r'^[0-9a-f]{7,40}$'
test = "a1b2c3d"
match = re.search(pattern, test)
print(match)  # Found!

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "regexp"
)

func main() {
    re := regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9a-f]{7,40}$`)
    fmt.Println(re.MatchString("a1b2c3d")) // true
}

Common Use Cases

Match Examples

About the Git Commit Hash Regex

Matches Git commit SHA hashes in both short (7 chars) and full (40 chars) formats.

Regular expressions (regex) are powerful pattern matching tools used across virtually all programming languages. The git commit hash pattern is classified as beginner difficulty in the code & programming category. It works in all major programming languages.

When using this regex, always consider edge cases and test thoroughly with real-world data. Use the interactive tester above to validate the pattern against your specific inputs before deploying to production.

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