# Find first Julia version with a particular commit?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/find-first-julia-version-with-a-particular-commit/5000
**Category:** Internals & Design
**Created:** [July 21, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/find-first-julia-version-with-a-particular-commit/5000 "2017-07-21T15:27:27Z")
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### Author: ![dmbates](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dmbates/32/44_2.png) [@dmbates](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dmbates)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/find-first-julia-version-with-a-particular-commit/5000/1 "2017-07-21T15:27:27Z")

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I need to create a block of code that distinguishes between Julia versions before and after  
[https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/commit/9b51302a295880bbcb1d2f1c6e098722c424d025](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/commit/9b51302a295880bbcb1d2f1c6e098722c424d025)

How do I go about finding the Julia version number for the condition?

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### Author: ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/find-first-julia-version-with-a-particular-commit/5000/2 "2017-07-21T15:40:57Z")

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> [@dmbates](#):
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> How do I go about finding the Julia version number for the condition?

Use the `contrib/commit-name.sh` script included in the `julia` git repo:

```sh
unix% contrib/commit-name.sh 9b51302a295880bbcb1d2f1c6e098722c424d025
0.7.0-DEV.393

```

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### Author: ![dmbates](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dmbates/32/44_2.png) [@dmbates](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dmbates)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/find-first-julia-version-with-a-particular-commit/5000/3 "2017-07-21T15:42:01Z")

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Thanks
