Commit View
The Commit view in SmartGit’s Working Tree and Log Windows will change, depending on which node is selected in the Graph:
- If the Working Tree node is selected, the view is used to create a new commit on the currently checked out branch or HEAD
- If an existing commit node is selected,the view will show important commit audit and metadata information about this commit.
Note
The Commit view in the Standard Window is slightly different. Please refer to the Standard Window documentation.
The layout of the Commit view depends on the Graph selection:
Create New Commit
If the working tree node is selected, it shows :
- a field to compose the message for the next commit
- options available in the current context
- a Commit button to actually perform the commit, with the option to instead Amend the previous commit.
SmartGit Commit View - Adding new Commit
View Existing Commit
However, if an existing commit is selected, it shows details for the selected commit:
- branches and tags shows all branch/tag-refs which are displayed in the Graph for the selected commit.
- same state tags (only File Logs) shows those tags which contain the file with exactly the same content as for the selected commit; this category will only be present if Tag-Grouping has been configured in the Repository Settings (for details refer there).
- closest tags shows those tags for a commit:
- from which the commit is reachable; and
- from which there is no other tag reachable from which the commit is reachable, too. In addition, more relevant tags will be added if Tag-Grouping has been configured in the Repository Settings.
- on branches shows all branch-refs for which the selected commit is an ancestor reachable by following only “primary” parents, i.e. is part of the branch’s “natural” history
- merged to branches shows all branch-refs for which the selected commit is an ancestor, but only reachable by following at least one merge parent (2nd or higher parent of a commit)
SmartGit Commit View - Viewing existing Commits
Tip
As per the above image, you can select up to 2 Commits - the Commit view will show both commits.
Variations of the Commit View
- When using the Standard Window, the Commit View will also show an exerpt of the ‘Journal’ beneath the view.