Git File History

Git File History is a lightweight, standalone tool that allows you to view all commits affecting a specific file.

Features

• View commit history for a specific file.
• Page through commits to see changes.

Installation

Via the Go toolchain

go install github.com/ceuk/git-file-history@latest
npm i -g git-split-diffs

Manually

Download the latest release from the releases page.

Arch (AUR)

Install the git-file-history package from the AUR.

Usage

To use Git File History, simply run the command followed by the relative file path you want to inspect:

git-file-history <relative file path>

Key Bindings

List view

• j: Scroll down
• k: Scroll up
• enter: View the diff of the selected commit.
• q: Quit the application.

Diff view

• j: Scroll diff down
• k: Scroll diff up
• shift+k: Go to the previous commit.
• shift+j: Go to the next commit.
• g: Go to the top of the diff.
• G: Go to the bottom of the diff.
• q: Go back to the list view.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests on GitHub.