gitvisual-studio-codeidegit-history-graph

Reputation: 6287

How can I view the Git history in Visual Studio Code?

I can execute various Git commands from Visual Studio Code, however I couldn't find a way to visualize the history.

Upvotes: 584

Answers (11)

Steffen R

Reputation: 61

Using VS Code version 1.93.1, the best way for me to just see the GIT history is "source control graph" (by default in "source control").

Using the "Timeline" (by default in "Explorer") is also helpful but other actions like saving the file are also included. Thus the overview is not that great for the purpose to see the GIT history.

Upvotes: 0

ThormaWeb.com

Reputation: 3488

I recommend you this extension, Git History by Don Jayamanne

Git History

It does exactly what you need and has these features:

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
View the Git log (along with details of a commit, such as author name, email, comments and file changes).

repo: https://github.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode

Upvotes: 334

mattiatantardini

Reputation: 793

There's another comfortable way to navigate the commit history for a file in Visual Studio Code by using the Gitlens extension.

That provides two functionalities, "File history" and "Line history", that are accessible from the VCS menu once Gitlens is installed.

Full explanations with example and doc reference provided in this answer.

Upvotes: 2

VonC

Reputation: 1329632

You won't need a plugin to see commit history with Visual Studio Code 1.44 or more.

Timeline view

This is a unified view for visualizing time-series events (for example, Git commits, file saves, test runs, etc.) for a file. The Timeline view automatically updates showing the timeline for the currently active editor, by default. You can control this default behavior by toggling the eye icon in the view toolbar. Also, similar to other views, the Timeline view supports find or filter as you type.

The Timeline view is collapsed by default at the bottom of the File Explorer. Selecting the Timeline sash will expand the Timeline view.

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Here is the Timeline view in action:

Upvotes: 464

Mayank

Reputation: 2023

You don't need an extension to do this, you can just go to Explorer and then Timeline.

If you don't want it in Explorer, you can drag and drop it to the Sidebar, or Source Control or anywhere you want!

If you want more fancy features like visualizing and all that stuff you need an extension.

Upvotes: 68

helcode

Reputation: 2048

I strongly recommend using a combination of GitLens & GitGraph.

Below snapshot highlights how gitlens is showing commit over time

And the below picture is for the the amazing vivid GitGraph

Upvotes: 37

prosti

Reputation: 46479

It is evident to me that GitLens is the most popular extension for Git history.

What I like the most it can provide you side annotations when some line has been changed the last time and by whom.

Upvotes: 71

Joe Phillips

Reputation: 51200

Git Graph seems like a decent extension. After installing, you can open the graph view from the bottom status bar.

Upvotes: 15

Tobias Otto

Reputation: 1676

You will find the right icon to click, when you open a file or the welcome page, in the upper right corner.

And you can add a keyboard shortcut:

Upvotes: 1

Joseph Sheedy

Reputation: 6736

GitLens has a nice Git history browser. Install GitLens from the extensions marketplace, and then run "Show GitLens Explorer" from the command palette.

Upvotes: 123

arkhwise

Reputation: 961

I would recommend using Git Graph extension.

Upvotes: 51

How can I view the Git history in Visual Studio Code?

Answers (11)

Timeline view

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