In addition to reviewing the history for the whole project or for a specific file, you can check which changes were made in specific folders. The Differences Viewer will open showing what has changed in this revision. To view the diff of the whole file in the dedicated diff viewer, select it in the list and press Control+D or click the button on the toolbar. On the right side of the panel the diff is instantly shown. To identify which changes were introduced in a specific revision, select it in the list. The History tab is added to the Git tool window showing the history for the selected file and allowing you to review and compare its revisions. Select Git | Show History from the main VCS menu or from the context menu of the selection. Select the necessary file in any view (the Project tool window, the editor, the Changes view, and so on). You can review all changes made to a specific file, and find what exactly was modified in each revision. You can view the diff for any file by clicking or pressing Control+D. The Changes tool window with a list of files modified between the selected commits opens. Select any two commits in the Log tab of the Git tool window Alt+9 and choose Compare Versions from the context menu.

IntelliJ IDEA allows you to check which files were modified between two commits instead of having to browse the changes in each commit in between. Review the differences between two commits The Repositories tool window will open containing the snapshot of your project at the selected revision. Select a commit and choose Show Repository at Revision from the context menu. Open the Git tool window Alt+9 and switch to the Log tab. IntelliJ IDEA lets you review the state of your project at a selected revision. Review a project's snapshot at a specific revision To customize the date format, go to Settings | Appearance and Behavior | System Settings | Date Formats.įor more information about the Log tab of the Git tool window Alt+9, refer to Log tab. To avoid setting filters back and forth, click on the toolbar to open a new tab matching your filters. Switch the focus to the search field by pressing Command L. This is especially useful if you have commits to different repositories and multiple branches all mixed in the Log tab of the Git tool window Alt+9. Press the ArrowLeft and ArrowRight keys to jump to the parent/child commit. Search through the list of commits by entering full commit names or messages or their fragments, revision numbers, or regular expressions.įilter the commits by branch or favorite branches, user, date, and folder (or root and folder for multi-root projects).Ĭlick the Go to Hash/Branch/Tag icon on the toolbar or press Control+F and specify a commit hash, tag or the name of a branch you want to jump to (you will be taken to the latest commit in that branch).Ĭlick an arrow to jump to the next commit in a long branch:

Hover over the colored stripe to invoke a tip that shows the root path: Navigate and search through project history

In multi-repository projects, the colored stripe on the left indicates which root the selected commit belongs to (each root is marked with its own color). It shows all changes committed to all branches and remote repositories: To view project history, open the Log tab of the Git tool window Alt+9.

You can review all changes made to a project sources that match the specified filters. This helps you locate the author of any change, review the differences between file versions or commits, and safely roll back and undo changes if necessary. In IntelliJ IDEA, you can trace back all changes in your project>.

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