# Git History, Search and More (including _git log_)

* View and search git log along with the graph and details.
* View a previous copy of the file.
* View and search the history
    * View the history of one or all branches (git log)
    * View the history of a file
    * View the history of a line in a file (Git Blame).
    * View the history of an author
* Compare:
    * Compare branches
    * Compare commits
    * Compare files across commits
* Miscellaneous features:
    * Github avatars
    * Cherry-picking commits
    * Create Tag
    * Create Branch
    * Reset commit (soft and hard)
    * Reverting commits
    * Create branches from a commits
    * View commit information in a treeview (snapshot of all changes)
    * Merge and rebase

Open the file to view the history, and then
Press F1 and select/type "Git: View History", "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](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/customization/keybindings).

NOTE: The file for which the history is to be viewed, must already be opened.

![Image of Git Log](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode/main/images/gitLogv3.gif)

![Image of File History](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode/main/images/fileHistoryCommandv3.gif)

![Image of Line History](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode/main/images/lineHistoryCommandv3.gif)

![Image of Compare](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode/main/images/compareCommits.gif)


## Source

[GitHub](https://github.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode)

## Big thanks to [ole](https://github.com/ole1986)

## License

[MIT](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DonJayamanne/gitHistoryVSCode/main/LICENSE)