Magit - A Git Porcelain inside Emacs

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magit-blame

blame blame echo
function show commits adding lines
  • adds a banner on top of code blocks displaying commit metadata
  • the buffer turns read-only
  • adds divider lines between commit blocks
  • displays the commit message in the bottom buffer when the cursor goes through a divider line
  • it's possible to continue editing
start
  • C-c M-g b
  • M-x magit-blame b
  • C-c M-g m
  • M-x magit-blame-echo
leave
  • q
  • C-c M-g q
  • M-x magit-blame q
In the hotkeys above :
  • C-<any> means
    1. press and maintain the Ctrl key
    2. press the any key
    3. release both keys
  • M-<any> : as above, except that M stands for Meta, which translates to the Alt key on a PC
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