Log tab

This tab is only available if you are using Git or Mercurial for version control.

This tab shows all local and remote branches as well as all changes committed to all branches or to a specific branch or repository.

The tab contains the following panes:

The Branches pane is located on the left and shows all local and remote branches. From this pane, you can switch between branches, create new branches and delete the ones you don't need anymore, filter the log by branch, and more.
The Commits pane is located in the central part of the tool window and shows the commits to all or to the selected branches.
The Changed Files pane is located on the right of the tool window and shows the list of files that were modified within the selected commit.
The Commit Details pane is located on the right under the Changed Files pane and shows the details of the selected commit.

Branches Pane

The Branches pane lists all local and remote branches, and lets you perform all branch operations.

Branches pane toolbar

Icon	Action	Description
	Hide Git Branches	Hide the Branches pane.
	New Branch	Create a new branch based on the selected branch.
	Update Selected	Fetch changes from the selected branch.
	Delete Branch	Delete the selected branch
	Compare with Current	Compare the selected branch with the branch that is currently checked out.
	Show My Branches	Filter the list to only display branches created by you.
	Fetch All Remotes	Fetch changes from all remote branches.
	Mark/Unmark as Favorite	Mark the selected branch as a favorite one. Favorite branches are displayed on top of the list.
	Group By Directory	Group the branches by directory.
	Expand All / Collapse All	Expand/collapse the list

Branches pane context menu

Item	Description
Checkout	Checkout the selected branch.
New Branch From Selected	Create a new branch based on the selected branch.
Checkout and Rebase onto Current	Rebase a branch on top of the current branch.
Compare with Current	Compare the selected branch with the branch that is currently checked out.
Show Diff with Working Tree	Compare the selected branch with the local state of the branch that is currently checked out.
Rebase Current onto Selected	Rebase the current branch on top of the selected one. This is equivalent to running `git rebase` with the selected branch name.
Pull into Current Using Rebase	Fetch changes from the selected branch and rebase the current branch on top of these changes.
Pull into Current Using Merge	Fetch changes from the selected branch and merge them into the current branch.
Update	Pull changes from the selected branch. You can select multiple branches to update them in a batch.
Push	Push outgoing commits to the selected branch.
Rename	Rename the selected branch.
Delete	Delete the selected branch. You can select multiple branches to delete them in a batch.

Commits Pane

This area shows a list of all commits made to the selected branch, or to all branches. For each commit, the list shows the commit message, the author, and the commit timestamp. The latest commit in each branch is supplied with a label with the name of the branch in which it was performed.

yellow: marks the current branch head
green: marks local branches
violet: marks remote branches

brown: marks closed branches
yellow: marks tips (the latest revision in the repository)
violet: marks bookmarks
green: marks open branches

Commits to the current branch are displayed against the light blue background, while commits to all other branches are shown against the white background.

Commits made by you are marked with bold.

The asterisk next to a commit marks commits where the author and the user who committed the changes are different.

Clicking an arrow takes you to the next commit in a long branch:

You can also press the Left and Right keys to jump to the parent/child commit. This is especially useful if you have commits to different repositories and multiple branches all mixed in the Log tab of the Version Control tool window Alt+9.

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). Hover over the colored stripe to invoke a tip that shows the root path.

You can also enable the Show Root Names option if you want to expand the Roots column with full root names.

Committed changelists often correspond to issues in tracking systems. You can jump to such issues in a browser right from the Commits pane. This functionality is available if:

The pattern of the bug tracking system is specified in the Issue Navigation Settings Preferences dialog.
The corresponding issue number is mentioned in the commit message.

After issue navigation has been configured, issue numbers in commit messages are rendered as links. Clicking such link brings you to the corresponding page of your issue tracker.

Item	Tooltip and Shortcut	Description
Search field	N/A	Use this field to search through the list of commits. You can enter full commit names or messages, or their fragments, revision numbers, or regular expressions. To finalize the search, press `Enter` or move the focus away from the search field. You can quickly switch the focus to the search field by pressing `Ctrl+L`. Click to display the previous search patterns. Click to clear the search.
	Text Filter Settings	Click to select from the following options: Regex: anything you type in the search field is treated as a regular expression, for example, `#\d+`. Match Case: only entries with the matching case count.
Branch	N/A	Filter commits by branch or favorite branches. If you want to see commits from all local and remote branches, select All.
User	N/A	Filter commits by author. To view all commits by a specific author, click Select and start typing the author's name. To view commits by all users, select All.
Date	N/A	Filter commits by a time-frame or a specific date. To view commits made on a specific date, click Select and specify the date. To view commits made on all dates, select All.
Paths	N/A	Filter commits by the folder (for projects that have one root), or by the root and folder (for multi-rooted projects). To view commits to a specific folder, click Select Folders and specify the folder name. For multi-repository projects, you can also select the checkbox next to one or several roots in the Roots section.
	Refresh `Ctrl+F5`	Refresh the list of commits.
	Cherry-pick (Git) Graft (Mercurial)	Apply changes from the selected commit to the current branch. This button is disabled if the selected commit is already contained in the current branch.
	Presentation Settings	Click to invoke the list of options that let you configure how data is presented in the Log tab of the Version Control tool window `Alt+9`. Show: Compact References View: if this option is enabled, branch references for a single commit are displayed in a collapsed view: If you want to expand each branch reference on a line, deselect this option: Tag Names: enable this option if you want tag names to be displayed in addition to the tag icon: If this option is disabled, you can still view a tag name by hovering over the tag icon. Long Edges: if this option is enabled, long branches are displayed in full, even if there are no commits in them. If this option is disabled (by default), long branches are replaced with a down arrow. Commit Timestamp: enable this option if you want IntelliJ IDEA to show the commit timestamp in the Log view instead of the time when a change was authored. References on the Left: enable this option to see branch references to the left of the commit message. Show Root Names: enable this option if you want to expand the Roots column on the left showing full root names in a multi-repository project. Columns: customize columns in the log. You can choose whether you want the log to show the author, the date, the commit hash, and the GitHub commit checks performed by your CI system. Highlight: My Commits: bold font Merge Commits: greyed out Current Branch: blue background Not Cherry-Picked Commits: greyed out (only available for Git). Non-picked commits are commits from the selected branch that have not yet been applied to the current branch. Branches: IntelliSort: if this option is enabled, you get a more convenient way to view merges by displaying incoming commits first, directly below the merge commit. Collapse Linear Branches: enable this option to collapse all branches on the graph so that a dotted line is shown instead of successive commits. It is also possible to collapse an individual expanded branch by clicking it. Expand Linear Branches: enable this option to expand all collapsed branches to show successive commits on the graph. It is also possible to expand an individual collapsed branch by clicking it.
	Open Another Log tab	Open a new log tab matching your filters, so that you don't have to set filters back and forth.
	Go to Hash/Branch/Tag `Ctrl+F`	Click this button and specify a hash, tag or branch you want to jump to. You can select a reference with the same name from different repositories. The name of each repository is displayed on the right along with its color indicator.

Commits pane context menu

Item	Description
Copy Revision Number	Copy the revision number of the selected commit to the clipboard.
Create Patch	Create a patch based on the selected commit.
Cherry-pick	Apply changes from the selected commit to the current branch.
Checkout Revision	Check out the state of files recorded in the selected commit.
Show Repository at Revision	Open a snapshot of your project at the selected revision in the Project view.
Compare with Local	Compare the state of the repository at the selected commit with its current state in your local working copy.
Reset Current Branch to Here	Reset the current branch head to the selected commit. In the Git Reset dialog that opens, select the mode in which the working tree will be updated.
Revert Commit	Roll back the changes in the selected commit. A new commit will be created that reverts the changes in the selected commit.
Undo Commit	Revert the changes in the selected commit. This command is only available for the commits made by you.
Edit Commit Message	Modify the message of the selected commit. This action is only available for commits that haven't been pushed yet.
Fixup	Add staged changes to the selected commit instead of creating a separate commit. Only the commit message of the original commit will be preserved.
Squash Into	Add staged changes to the selected commit instead of creating a separate commit. The messages from both commits will be preserved.
Interactively Rebase from Here	Edit the history of the current branch by performing an interactive rebase of all commits after the selected one.
Branch <branch_name> / Branches	This command appears for all branches that point to the selected commit (Branch <branch_name> if there is one branch, or Branches if there are multiple branches) and provides the same options as the ones available from the Branches popup and the context menu of the Branches pane. If the Control repositories synchronously option is enabled, and the selected branch exists in multiple repositories, an additional menu option named In All Repositories appears that allows you to perform the same operations in all repositories simultaneously.
New Branch	Create a new branch based on the selected commit.
New Tag	Add a new tag to the selected commit.
Go to Child Commit	Jump to the next commit in this branch.
Go to Parent Commit	Jump to the previous commit in this branch.
Open on GitHub	Open the page that corresponds to the selected commit on GitHub.

Item	Description
Copy Revision Number	Copy the revision number of the selected commit to the clipboard.
Create Patch	Create a patch based on the selected commit.
Graft (Mercurial)	Apply changes from the selected commit to the current branch.
Update to Revision	Change your working copy parent revision to the selected commit. New commits will carry on from the revision (commit) you update to.
New Branch	Create a new branch based on the selected commit.
New Tag	Add a new tag to the selected commit.
Branch <branch_name> / Branches	This command appears for all branches that point to the selected commit (Branch <branch_name> if there is one branch, or Branches if there are multiple branches) and provides the same options as the ones available from the Branches popup and the context menu of the Branches pane. If the Control repositories synchronously option is enabled, and the selected branch exists in multiple repositories, an additional menu option named In All Repositories appears that allows you to perform the same operations in all repositories simultaneously.
MQ	Use this submenu to manage Mercurial Queues: Import: use this command to turn the selected changeset into a patch. Goto patch: use this command to open the MQ: <project_name> tab that shows a queue of patches that have not been applied yet. Rename Patch: use this command to rename the selected patch. Finish Patches: use this command to turn the selected patch into a permanent changeset.

Changed files pane

This pane shows a list of files that were modified within the currently selected commit.

Item	Tooltip and Shortcut	Description
	Show Diff `Ctrl+D`	Open the Diff Viewer for files where you can compare the local version of the selected file with its repository version.
	Revert Selected Changes	roll back the changes in the selected file.
	History Up to Here	Open the History tab for the selected file that lets you explore the history of all file revisions.
	View Options	Group the modified files by directory or module. Configure layout: Show Details: show the Commit details pane. Show Diff Preview: open the Preview Diff pane where you can explore the differences between the selected modified file and its repository version.
	Expand All/Collapse All `Ctrl+NumPad +`	Click this button to expand/collapse all nodes. Note that these buttons are only available only when tree-view is enabled.

Context menu commands

Item	Description
Show Diff `Ctrl+D`	Click to open the Diff Viewer for files where you can compare the current and the previous revision of the selected file.
Compare with Local	Compare the revision of the file in the selected commit with its current local version.
Compare Before with Local	Compare the reversion of the file before the selected commit with its current local revision.
Edit Source `F4`	Open the local copy of the selected file for editing.
Open Repository Version	Click to open the repository version of the selected file for editing.
Revert Selected Changes	Click to roll back the changes in the selected file. This option is useful, when you only need to revert specific files instead of discarding an entire commit. Changes that revert the selected file will be placed in the active changelist.
Cherry-Pick Selected Changes	Click to apply the selected changes to the current branch.
History Up to Here	Open the History tab for the selected file that lets you explore the history of all file revisions.
Show Changes to Parents	Display changes to both parents for a merge commit to review merge results, and see how exactly conflicts were resolved during a merge.

Commit Details

This area is displayed when the Show Details option is enabled.

This area shows the details on the commit selected in the commit list, such as the commit message, hash, author, the link to the author's email, date, time, GPG signature, root and branches.

If the selected commit is contained in more than six branches, only the first six are displayed and the Show All link appears that you can click to expand a complete list of branches.

If a commit message references another commit, you can click this commit's hash to jump to it in the log.

Last modified: 08 October 2024