Editing
Inline git blame
Editing · 1 min read
Beside the line your cursor is on, it quietly says who last changed it and when.
When you would want it
Reading somebody else's code, the useful question is often not what a line does but why it was written. The commit that added it usually says.
Where to find it
- All Features → Inline git blame
- Turn on or off
- Settings
What you get out of it
- 'Why is this line here' is answered without leaving the file.
- Off by default stays out of the way of people who never ask that question.
How to use it, step by step
- Turn it on in Editing settings - it is off by default, because it adds text all day.
- Click any line; a quiet note at its end says who last changed it and when.
- Need the full story? The Git section's blame and timeline pick up from here.
Why this beats the usual way
Opening a blame view splits you out of the file. An inline note answers the everyday question - who, when - exactly where the question arose.
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