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Everyday Git · 2 min read

The repo workspace and commit graph

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GitTrail is in preview: commands and features may change before the first release, and host integrations are still being tested against each live service.

Chapter 10 of 29
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In this chapterRead your commit graph and find the actions for branches and commits.

Open a repo with Graph. The header shows the repo, the current branch (click to switch or create one), ● N changed when you have uncommitted changes (click for Changes), the account, and Fetch plus the main action (Push, Pull or Publish) with its count. Tabs below: History, Changes, Issues, Insights, Pull requests.

The commit graph

  • Colourful lanes for branches, with branch and tag labels and merged-PR badges. Only visible rows are drawn, so huge repos stay fast.
  • Columns: show or hide author, time and commit id; relative times or dates; an overview strip to jump around.
  • Commit preview: rest the pointer on a commit’s message to see the whole message, author and changed files.
  • Commit details: click a commit for its author, date, message, files and each file’s change, its signature status, and links. #123, !45 and ABC-12 in messages link to the host, Jira or Linear.
  • Fork point: pick a branch in the sidebar to grey out the history before it split from main, so its own commits stand out.

Drag and drop

Drag Onto Result
A branch Another branch Merge, rebase, squash, fast-forward, or open a pull request
A commit A branch Cherry-pick
A commit Another commit Squash them
A stash A branch Apply the stash there
A branch Worktrees Open it in its own folder
A file (from Changes) The sidebar Stash just that file

Undo and redo everything

Every change to branches and history can be undone (up to 30 steps, Undo ▾), and redone with Ctrl+Y.

Several commits at once

Ctrl+click or Shift+click commits to pick several: see their combined changes (including your uncommitted work, when the picks reach your current commit), cherry-pick, revert, squash or move them, or export them as patches or as one patch.

Type text, or use operators: author:jane, message:fix, sha:a1b2, file:src/app.ts, change:"TODO", since:7d, until:2026-09-30 (dates, or 7d, 2w, 3m, today, yesterday).

More

  • Hide, solo, pin and focus branches.
  • Command palette (Ctrl+K): find any action, branch or repo.
  • Instant refresh when files change on disk.
  • Export the history as an image, or any version as a zip.
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