How can I view the Git history in Visual Studio Code

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I can execute various Git commands from Visual Studio Code  however I couldn t find a way to visualize the history

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It is evident to me that GitLens is the most popular extension for Git history     What I like the most it can provide you side annotations when some line has been changed the last time and by whom

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I recommend you this repository  https   github com DonJayamanne gitHistoryVSCode   Git History  It does exactly what you need and has these features    View the details of a commit  such as author name  email  date  committer name  email  date and comments  View a previous copy of the file or compare it against the local workspace version or a previous version  View the changes to the active line in the editor  Git Blame   Configure the information displayed in the list Use keyboard shortcuts to view history of a file or line View the Git log  along with details of a commit  such as author name  email  comments and file changes

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I strongly recommend using a combination of GitLens  amp  GitGraph  Below snapshot highlights how gitlens is showing commit over time  And the below picture is for the the amazing vivid GitGraph

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You won t need a plugin to see commit history with Visual Studio Code 1 42 or more   Timeline view   In this milestone  we ve made progress on the new Timeline view  and have an early preview to share   This is a unified view for visualizing time-series events  e g  commits  saves  test runs  etc   for a resource  file  folder  etc      To enable the Timeline view  you must be using the Insiders Edition  VSCode 1 44 March 2020  and then add the following setting     quot timeline showView quot   true

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GitLens has a nice Git history browser  Install GitLens from the extensions marketplace  and then run  Show GitLens Explorer  from the command palette

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I would recommend using Git Graph extension

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You will find the right icon to click  when you open a file or the welcome page  in the upper right corner     And you can add a keyboard shortcut

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If you need to know the Commit history only  So don t use much Meshed up and bulky plugins   I will recommend you a Basic simple plugin like  Git Commits   I use it too     https   marketplace visualstudio com items itemName exelord git-commits  Enjoy

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Git Graph seems like a decent extension  After installing  you can open the graph view from the bottom status bar

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