# Log

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Version Control | Log` for Windows and Linux
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> `CLion | Settings | Version Control | Log` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (Xcode), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (ReSharper), `⌘ Comma` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (QtCreator), `⌘ Comma` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

Use this settings page to configure the [Log tab](log-tab.html) options of the   Git tool window  `Alt+9` (Windows), `⌘ 9` (macOS), `⌘ 9` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ 9` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+9` (XWin), `Alt+9` (GNOME), `Alt+9` (KDE), `Alt+9` (Emacs), `Alt+9` (Sublime Text), `⌘ 9` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ 2` (Xcode), `Alt+9` (Visual Studio), `⌘ 9` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+9` (ReSharper), `⌘ 9` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Alt+9` (QtCreator), `⌘ 9` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Alt+9` (NetBeans), `Alt+9` (Eclipse), `⌘ 9` (Eclipse (macOS)) .

| Item | Description |
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|  View Options  |     Configure how data is presented in the [Log tab](log-tab.html):        * Show only the first reference for a commit in the table: if this option is enabled, branch references for a single commit are displayed in a collapsed view: ![compact references view](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/compactReferenceView.png) If you want to expand each branch reference on a line, deselect this option: ![expanded references view](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/expandedReferencesView.png)    * Show tag names in the table: enable this option if you want tag names to be displayed in addition to the tag icon: ![tag name](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/showTagName.png) If this option is disabled, you can still view a tag name by hovering over the tag icon.    * Show the time when the change was committed rather than authored: enable this option if you want CLion to show the commit timestamp instead of the time when a change was authored.    * Show references on the left of commit message: if this option is enabled, branch references are displayed to the left of the commit message.    * Display changes to each merged commit separately: if this option is enabled, the [Changed files pane](log-tab.html#changedFiles) lists individual commits included in [a merge commit](apply-changes-from-one-branch-to-another.html#merge-commit) instead of combined changes.    * Show the issue preview on hover over an issue id in: set the delay in milliseconds before a preview popup appears when hovering over an issue's ID.    * Show the diff preview panel: select this option to keep the diff preview panel visible at the bottom or on the right side of the Log tab.      Also, select which columns of the [Commits pane](log-tab.html#CommitsPane) should be visible: author, hash, date, GPG signature, and GitHub commit checks.     |
|  Indexing  |     Enable indexing for project: select this option to enable Git log indexing. It improves working with the history of changes across CLion:        * Fast log filtering and computing precise history.    * Branch filter in file history for revision.    * Searching across history in [Search Everywhere](searching-everywhere.html) .    |
|  File History  |     Configure how data is presented in the [History tab](version-control-tool-window-history-tab.html):        * Display details panel: select this option to keep the commit details visible at the bottom of the History tab.    * Show file names: select this option to review the history of the file's renaming. The changes are shown in a column on the left side of the History tab.    * Show the diff preview panel: select this option to keep the diff preview panel visible at the bottom or on the right side of the History tab.      Also, select which columns of the [Commits pane](log-tab.html#CommitsPane) should be visible: author, hash, date, GPG signature, and GitHub commit checks.     |