I know I can install the GitLens extension and view the Git Blame & Git History when the file is open. What I would like to know is how to set this automatically in my .gitconfig file.
I’m expecting the behaviour to be similar to git gui blame & gitk where it launches VSCode and instantly I can see the blame annotations or history panel.
Here is how my .gitconfig file looks like now:
[credential]
helper = store
[user]
email = [email protected]
name = MyName
[core]
editor = code --wait
[diff]
tool = vscode
[difftool "vscode"]
cmd = code --wait --diff $LOCAL $REMOTE
[merge]
tool = vscode
[mergetool "vscode"]
cmd = code --wait $MERGED
[cola]
spellcheck = false
expandtab = true
blameviewer = code --wait **What should this line be?**
[gui]
editor = code
historybrowser = code --wait **What should this line be?**
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Answers
The
git blameandgit logcommands pipe their output to a pager instead of an editor, so you have to set thecore.pagersetting in your git config.Try this:
Then run
git blame <file>and it will open VSCode.I don’t have VSCode to test this, but this likely just opens the normal output of
git blamein VSCode. VSCode probably won’t automatically reformat the output and put the annotations in the gutter of the IDE window. It will look the same as running the command on the CLI with the default pager.open the file in VSC and click the git icon in the editor title menu.