Git History

Quickly browse the history of any GitHub (GitLab and Bitbucket coming soon) file:

1. Replace github.com with github.githistory.xyz in any file url
2. There's no step two

Try it

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Browser Extensions

You can also add an Open in Git History button to GitHub with the Chrome and Firefox extensions.

Or you can use this bookmarklet(?):

javascript: (function() {
  var url = window.location.href;
  var regEx = /^(https?\:\/\/)(www\.)?(github|gitlab|bitbucket)\.(com|org)\/(.*)$/i;
  if (regEx.test(url)) {
    url = url.replace(regEx, "$1$3.githistory.xyz/$5");
    window.open(url, "_blank");
  } else {
    alert("Not a Git File URL");
  }
})();

CLI

There's also a command line version of Git History that works with any local git repo:

You need node to run this

$ npx git-file-history path/to/file.ext

or

$ npm install -g git-file-history
$ git-file-history path/to/file.ext

Credits

Based on these amazing projects:

• Prism by Lea Verou
• jsdiff by Kevin Decker
• Night Owl by Sarah Drasner

Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. [Contribute].

Backers

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License

MIT

This project is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with GitHub, or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates.