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# git log

You can view the versioning history of the current file or project directory or local repository.

- To view the versioning history of the current file, go to Tools > Git > Current File and select Log of <file>.
- To view the versioning history of a selection of the current file, go to Tools > Git > Current File and select Log of <file> Selection.
- To view the versioning history of the current project directory, go to Tools > Git > Current Project Directory and select Log of <project directory name>.
- To view the versioning history of the local repository, go to Tools > Git > Local Repository and select Log.
- To view the log of a directory and its subdirectories, right-click it in Projects.

The Git Log view shows the commit identifier, author, date, and commit message.

To set the maximum number of log entries to show, go to Preferences > Version Control > Git > Log count.

Select (Reload) to rescan the files.

## View log entry details

In the Git Log view, select a commit identifier to view commit details.

Right-click a commit identifier to apply actions to the commit.

Menu Item | Description | Learn More
--- | --- | ---
Add Tag for <hash> | Add a tag reference to the change. You can add an annotation to the tag. |
Checkout <hash> | Check out the commit in a headless state. |
Cherry-Pick <hash> | Cherry-pick the selected commit to the current branch. |
Create branch from <hash> | Create a branch based on the commit. | git branch
Copy <hash> | Copy the commit <hash> to the clipboard. |
Describe Change <hash> | View a description of the change including the diff in the Git Show view. |
Diff Against <hash> | Show the changes between the commit and the current HEAD. | git diff
Interactive Rebase from <hash> | Rebase the current branch on top of <hash>, and choose what to do with each commit. | Interactive rebase
Log for <hash> | Show the versioning history the commit. |
Reset to Change <hash> | Reset the working directory to the commit. | git reset
Revert <hash> | Revert the changes introduced by this commit. All other commits remain unchanged. |
Save for Diff | Save to the current commit to prepare for Diff Against Saved <hash>. |
Diff Against Saved <hash> | Show the changes between the commit and the saved <hash>. | git diff

## Toggle the diff view

To toggle the diff view, select Diff.

## Use the patience diff algorithm

To use the patience diff algorithm for calculating the differences, select Patience.

## Ignore whitespace changes

To only show text changes, select Ignore Whitespace.

## Filter log entries

To filter log entries by the text in the commit message, by strings that were added or removed, or by author:

1. In the Git Log view, select Filter.
2. Enter a search string in Filter by message, Filter by content, or Filter by author.
3. Select Case Sensitive to make filtering consider case.

## Show log for all local branches

To show the log for all local branches (for example, to see all commits that touch a file), select All.

## Follow only the first parent

To follow only the first parent on merge commits, select First Parent.

## Toggle text and graph

To toggle between textual and visual representation of the log, select Graph.

## Toggle colors

To toggle color coding of different parts of the log entries, select Color.

## Show log for previous names of the file

To show log also for previous names of the file, select Follow.

## Show details

To display a description of the change including the diff in the Git Show view, select Describe Change <hash> in the context menu.

See also How To: Use Git and Git.

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