Merge pull request #989 from cgeroux/main

Incorrect number of commits before head for shown output.
swcarpentry · Jul 3, 2024 · e00fb57 · e00fb57
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diff --git a/episodes/05-history.md b/episodes/05-history.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ If we want to see the differences between older commits we can use `git diff`
 again, but with the notation `HEAD~1`, `HEAD~2`, and so on, to refer to them:
 
 ```bash
-$ git diff HEAD~3 mars.txt
+$ git diff HEAD~2 mars.txt
 ```
 
 ```output
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ well as the commit message, rather than the *differences* between a commit and o
 working directory that we see by using `git diff`.
 
 ```bash
-$ git show HEAD~3 mars.txt
+$ git show HEAD~2 mars.txt
 ```
 
 ```output