bcarrell / git-timemachine

Step through historic versions of git controlled file using everyone's favourite editor

Git time machine

Installation

Installation alternatives:

• Download git-timemachine.el and drop it somewhere in your load-path.
• If you use el-get, simply add git-timemachine to your packages list.
• If you have melpa configured it's available through package-install.

Usage

Visit a git-controlled file and issue M-x git-timemachine (or bind it to a keybinding of your choice).

Use the following keys to navigate historic version of the file

• p Visit previous historic version
• n Visit next historic version
• w Copy the abbreviated hash of the current historic version
• W Copy the full hash of the current historic version
• q Exit the time machine.

Customize

Set git-timemachine-abbreviation-length (default 12) to your preferred length for abbreviated commit hashes.

Set git-timemachine-show-minibuffer-details (default t) to control whether details of the commit are shown in the minibuffer.

Also M-x customize [git-timemachine].