GIT: Commit history of a repository or certain files

Gitk can be used to visualize the history of a repository of certain files.

In some cases simply using git blame is not sufficient in order to see all details of certain changes. You can navigate to the file location in the target git repository and use the gitk [filename] command to see all commits of a file in a clear UI.

In this screenshot we can see all commits of the ShowViewHandler.java by using the gitk ShowViewHandler.javacommand:

On Linux you can easily install gitk by using the sudo apt-get install gitk command in a terminal.