Log

View Options

Configure how data is presented in the Log tab:

• Show only the first reference for a commit in the table: 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:

  

• Show tag names in the table: 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.

• Show the time when the change was committed rather than authored: enable this option if you want IntelliJ IDEA to show the commit timestamp instead of the time when a change was authored.

• Show references on the left of commit message: if this option is enabled, branch references are displayed to the left of the commit message.

• Display changes to each merged commit separately: if this option is enabled, the Changed files pane lists individual commits included in a merge commit instead of combined changes.

• Show the issue preview on hover over an issue id in: set the delay in milliseconds before a preview popup appears when hovering over an issue's ID.

• Show the diff preview panel: select this option to keep the diff preview panel visible at the bottom or on the right side of the Log tab.

Also, select which columns of the Commits pane should be visible: author, hash, date, GPG signature, and GitHub commit checks.

Indexing

Enable indexing for project: select this option to enable Git log indexing. It improves working with the history of changes across IntelliJ IDEA:

• Fast log filtering and computing precise history.

• Branch filter in file history for revision.

• Searching across history in Search Everywhere.

File History

Configure how data is presented in the History tab:

• Display details panel: select this option to keep the commit details visible at the bottom of the History tab.

• Show file names: select this option to review the history of the file's renaming. The changes are shown in a column on the left side of the History tab.

• Show the diff preview panel: select this option to keep the diff preview panel visible at the bottom or on the right side of the History tab.

Also, select which columns of the Commits pane should be visible: author, hash, date, GPG signature, and GitHub commit checks.