Git History Diff

View git history. View commit details. View diff of committed files. View git blame info. View stash details.

GitHD aims to bring the most useful git history inside with the simplest and the most convenient way.

What's new in 2.4

• New user experience of explorer view

  • Move the file status to the end and show the file icons

    

  • Show file and folder operations in line

    

• Go back or forward to the history log search

  

• Go back or forward to the explore view list. Check the previous or next commit in explore view

  

• Click link in blame view to see current file or line history

  

• Add github PR link in commit info file

  

• Better support for multiple editors

What's new in 2.0

• Git blame view. You are able to see the latest commit info which presents at the end of each line.
• Git stash view. You are able to see the change details of stashes.
• Allow user to input two commits to see their branches or specified files diffs.
• Allow user to see file diff between un-committed local and specified commit.
• Move the color configures to Contribution point so that you are able to configure them with customized color.
• Some UI related improvments and fixes.
• Tracing system introduced (tracing is disabled by default).

Features

• View branch history.
• View file history.
• View folder history.
• View line history.
• View history by author.
• Select a commit from the history view to see diff of committed files.
• View git stashes and related files' diffs.
• View git blame which displays the latest commit info at the end of each line. Hover on it to see details.
• Input a commit sha1 to see diff of the committed files.
• View all the diffs between current branch and the selected one or between the two selected ones.
• View the diff of a file or folder between current branch and the selected one or between the two selected ones.
• View file diff between un-committed local and specified commit.
• Go back or forward on History view.
• Go back or forward on Explorer view.
• Check the previous (older) or next (newer) commit.
• Go to github PR links from blame view and commit info.

Commands

Press F1 and type or select below commands to run.

• GitHD: View History
• GitHD: View Branch History
• GitHD: View File History
• GitHD: View Line History
• GitHD: View Entire History
• GitHD: View Stashes
• GitHD: View Branch Diff
• GitHD: View Un-committed File Diff
• GitHD: Input Ref

Usage

View Branch History and the Committed Changes

Note, when you select different branch to see it's history, the repo will not checkout to that branch.

View File or Folder History

View line history and diff

Diff Branch

• Select a branch or ref to compare with current branch
• Select two branches or refs to compare with current branch. You are able to select a local branch to compare with another local or remote branch.
• Input a SHA to compare with current branch (F1 -> GitHD: View Branch Diff -> Enter Commit SHA -> SHA)
• Input two SHAs to see their diffs (F1 -> GitHD: View Branch Diff -> Enter Commit SHA -> SHA1 .. SHA2)

Git Blame

You are able to see the latest commit info of each line. Hover on it to see the details and click the SHA to see committed files and their changes. You could disable it in the settings.

Display of the Committed Files

Express Mode

When the express mode is enabled, the History View will be loaded significantly faster especially when there are too many commits. But the stat info for each commit will not be displayed. You could toggle it in the settings.

Settings

Press F1 and type or select Preferences: Open Workspace Settings or Preferences: Open User Settings. Search githd and set the configurations.

Changes

Change Log

License

MIT

Thanks

Big thanks to the contributions of Thomas Müller, Eugene Voynov, yigger and Ralf Sternberg!

Unofficial Author's Words

This is the tool I wanted but could not find so wrote myself.

我会说中文。

Enjoy it!