Log
SmartGit’s Log displays the repository’s history as a list of commits, sorted by increasing age, and with a graph on the left side to show the parent-child relationships between the commits. What is shown on the Log depends on what was selected when the Log command was invoked:
- To view the history of the entire repository (root Log), select the repository in the Repositories view before invoking the Log command.
- To view the history of a directory within the repository, select the directory in the Repositories view before invoking the Log command.
- To view the history of a single file within the repository, select the file in the Files view before invoking the Log command. If the file is not visible in the Files view, either adjust the file table’s filter settings (on its top right), or enter the name of the file in the search field above the file table.
A root Log can be invoked from other places in SmartGit as well:
- Branches view In the Branches view (just main window), you can right-click on a branch and select Log to open the Log for the selected branch.
- Outgoing view In the Outgoing view, you can right-click on a specific commit and invoke Log to open the Log for the current branch, with the selected commit pre-selected in the Log.
Log Commands
In the Log Frame, many commands which are known from the Project Window are available as well:
- most of them are available from the main menu bar
- the context menu on a commit provides certain commands
- certain items in the Graph view, like local refs or the HEAD-arrow can be modified using drag-and-drop.
Compare Commits
You can compare two commits in the Graph by selecting both commits (Ctrl-click). The difference from the newer commit compared to the older commit will be displayed in the Files view. By selecting a file you can see detailed change in the Changes view.
When comparing branches you can also invoke Reveal Commit from the context menu of the first branch in the Branches view, then invoke Compare with Selected Commit on the second branch.
Recyclable Commits
In the Branches view, you can toggle Recyclable Commits to get
back obsolete heads which are not reachable anymore from any ref.
Technically, SmartGit will include all commits which are found in the
reflogs (.git/logs-files).