Git History (including git log)
View git log along with the graph and details.
View the history of a file (Git log) or the history of a line in a file (Git Blame).
View a previous copy of the file.
Compare a previous version with the version in the workspace or another.
View commit log details for a selected commit.
Features
- View Git History with graph and details (latest feature)
- View the details of a commit, such as author name, email, date, committer name, email, date and comments.
- View a previous copy of the file or compare it against the local workspace version or a previous version.
- View the changes to the active line in the editor (Git Blame).
- Configure the information displayed in the list
- Use keyboard shortcuts to view history of a file or line
Open the file to view the history, and then Press F1 and select/type "Git: View History (git log)", "Git: View File History" or "Git: View Line History".
Available Commands
- View Git History (git log) (git.viewHistory)
- View File History (git.viewFileHistory)
- View Line History (git.viewLineHistory)
Keyboard Shortcuts
You can add keyboard short cuts for the above commands by following the directions on the website customization documentation.
NOTE: The file for which the history is to be viewed, must already be opened.
Roadmap
- View git log for all branches
- View refs (branch, tags)
- Search git history
Big thanks to Mike Surcouf
Change Log
- Move to Async programing pattern (internal)
- Add logging and better error surfacing - output windows 'Git History Log'
- Add a separate output window for non logging display 'Git History Info'
- Fix #43 #63 - error when file in not present in a commit
- File actions pick list - only show applicable actions e.g. don't show compare with previous if file not present in previous commit.
- Improve readability of picklist for commits of a file (2 line display)
- Improve gitPath logic and performance.
- Make git log default page size 50 for performance.