derekbtw / git-history

Quickly browse the history of any GitHub file

Git History

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

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

Try it

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

Follow @pomber for updates

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

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Credits

Based on these amazing projects:

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

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.