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The View Git Graph command opens the main Git Graph visualization panel, allowing you to explore your repository’s commit history as an interactive graph.

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Opening Git Graph

There are multiple ways to open Git Graph:

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Command Palette

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) to open the Command Palette
  2. Type “Git Graph: View Git Graph (git log)”
  3. Press Enter

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Status Bar

If enabled in settings, click the Git Graph icon in the Status Bar at the bottom of VS Code.
The Status Bar item can be toggled using the neo-git-graph.showStatusBarItem setting.

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Command Details

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Command ID
string
neo-git-graph.view
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Category
string
(neo) Git Graph
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Title
string
View Git Graph (git log)

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What It Does

When executed, this command:
  1. Creates or shows the Git Graph view panel
  2. Loads the repository’s commit history
  3. Displays commits as an interactive graph visualization
  4. Allows you to perform Git actions directly from the interface
The number of commits initially loaded can be configured using the neo-git-graph.initialLoadCommits setting (default: 300).
  • neo-git-graph.showStatusBarItem - Show/hide the Status Bar item
  • neo-git-graph.initialLoadCommits - Number of commits to load initially
  • neo-git-graph.showCurrentBranchByDefault - Show only current branch or all branches
  • neo-git-graph.showUncommittedChanges - Display uncommitted changes in the graph

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