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Reputation: 9512

In Visual Studio Code, how can I get a git log of all git commands executed in the Source Control pane?

In vscode Source Control pane, I would like to get a log of the commands of any applied git command of the running session, including all mouse-click actions.

For example:

Before "Initialize Repository":

before "Initialize Repository"

After "Initialize Repository", which should log the git init command:

after "Initialize Repository"

And so on.

Upvotes: 12

Views: 9223

Answers (2)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1323135

VSCode 1.64 (Q1 2022) will improve the Git Output pane, by adding timestamp.

Issue 129334 mentioned:

The data emitted into the "Output" windows by the git feature (built-in extension) does not feature timestamps.

This makes it difficult to correlate "challenges" with git activity. The ">" shown in the output does not appear to add a lot of value, timestamps would, an indication whether an activity was initiated and completed, too.

This is fixed by issue 138168 and commit 452e2c5 "Add timestamp and execution time to Git log".

Tomorrow's Insiders build will contain both timestamps, as well as execution time of the git command.

VSCode 1.65 (Feb. 2022) will actually be able to record the git command itself.

Git command output logging

When executing a Git command, the contents of stderr are logged in the Git output window.

This milestone we have added a new setting, git.commandsToLog, that can be used to specify a list of Git commands that will have the contents of stdout logged in the Git output window.

Upvotes: 3

questionto42
questionto42

Reputation: 9512

The Git Output is available in the Output pane if you select Git instead of Tasks from its toolbar.

You get the same result through ["Source Control" > 3 dots [...] > "Show Git Output"].

(This quotes @PanagiotisKanavos's comment who has not answered after request.)

Upvotes: 16

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