How to See Commit History in Github

Quick summary

The GitHub commit history feature lets developers browse every change made to a repository, showing the commit message, author, date, and unique hash. You can filter commits by user, date range, or branch to quickly trace when and why specific changes were made.

Steps

1. Go to the repository where you want to view the commit history.
2. On the repository's main page, find the Commits section located above the file list next to the branch selector, then click on it.
3. Review the list of all commits displayed in reverse chronological order, from newest to oldest.
4. Examine each commit entry, which shows the commit message, author, date, and unique commit hash.
5. Use the Users filter to view commits made by a specific contributor.
6. Set a date range to filter and view commits from a specific time period.
7. Switch between branches and tags to view the commit history for different versions of the repository.