diff.show_initial
$ git show initial
commit 444ac553ac7612cc88969031b02b3767fb8a353a
Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
Date: Mon Jun 26 00:00:00 2006 +0000
Initial
$
$ git show initial
commit 444ac553ac7612cc88969031b02b3767fb8a353a
Author: A U Thor <author@example.com>
Date: Mon Jun 26 00:00:00 2006 +0000
Initial
$