View the current file's history in a dedicated sidebar. Open diffs directly from the commit list.
Features
- View the current file's commit history from a sidebar list.
- Keep the commit list scoped to the active file.
- Per-commit file diff using VS Code's built-in diff editor.
- Support for added, modified, deleted, renamed, and copied file statuses.
- Commit actions for hashes and messages.
Demo
Usage
- Open a file inside a Git repository.
- Open the File History view from the Activity Bar.
- Select a commit to open the file diff for that commit.
- Open the context menu on a commit for hash and message actions.
Requirements
- Git must be installed and available on PATH.
- The active file must be inside a Git repository.
Known Limitations
- Text files are the primary target.
- Binary file contents are shown as unsupported.
- Merge commits are compared against the first parent.