Commit Graph

The Graph tab shows the repository’s history: every branch and tag, newest commits first, drawn as colored lanes so you can see where branches split off and merge back.

Graph tab with a search field and commits drawn on three colored lanes. The top commit is labeled HEAD and main; two other commits carry branch labels.

Graph tab with a search field and commits drawn on three colored lanes. The top commit is labeled HEAD and main; two other commits carry branch labels.

Graph on iPad with a search field and commits drawn on three colored lanes. The top commit is labeled HEAD and main, two others carry the conflict/update-config and feature/user-auth branch labels, and the detail column reads No Commit Selected.

Graph on iPad with a search field and commits drawn on three colored lanes. The top commit is labeled HEAD and main, two others carry the conflict/update-config and feature/user-auth branch labels, and the detail column reads No Commit Selected.

Reading the graph

Each row is one commit and shows:

  • the first line of its message;
  • its short SHA and author;
  • how long ago it was made;
  • labels for any refs pointing at it: HEAD (where you are), branches, and tags (in orange).

Lines on the left connect each commit to its parents. Each lane has its own color, and a merge commit is where two lanes join.

Very wide histories are clipped so the commit text stays readable: the graph draws up to 6 lanes on iPhone and 12 on iPad. Commits on the extra lanes are still listed, but their lines aren’t drawn.

Older commits

Phogit loads history a page at a time. Keep scrolling and older commits load as you go, all the way back to the first commit. Pull down, or tap the refresh button, to reload after a fetch or pull.

Shallow clones

In a shallow clone, the graph says Showing recent history only above the commits. Tap Load Full History to download the rest. A progress bar with Cancel shows how it’s going, and when it’s done the graph reloads with every commit.

Search the history

Type in the search field to filter by message, author or SHA. While you search, the lanes are hidden and matching commits are listed on their own.

Search looks through the commits loaded so far. If what you want is older, tap Search Older Commits at the bottom of the results to load more and keep searching.

Graph search for config with two matching commits: Update config for production release, labeled HEAD and main, and Update config for staging environment, labeled conflict/update-config. The lanes are hidden and the keyboard is up.

Graph search for config with two matching commits: Update config for production release, labeled HEAD and main, and Update config for staging environment, labeled conflict/update-config. The lanes are hidden and the keyboard is up.

Graph search for config on iPad with two matching commits: Update config for production release, labeled HEAD and main, and Update config for staging environment, labeled conflict/update-config. The lanes are hidden and the keyboard is up.

Graph search for config on iPad with two matching commits: Update config for production release, labeled HEAD and main, and Update config for staging environment, labeled conflict/update-config. The lanes are hidden and the keyboard is up.

Commit details

Tap a commit, or long-press it and choose Show Details, to see:

  • the full commit message;
  • its branches and tags;
  • the author’s name and email, and the date;
  • the full SHA, with a button to copy it;
  • the parent commit (or both parents, for a merge commit);
  • Revert Commit… (see below).

Commit details sheet for Add HTML documentation page: the message, the author Test User with the email test@phogit.app, the date, the full SHA with a copy button, and the parent commit’s short SHA

Commit details sheet for Add HTML documentation page: the message, the author Test User with the email test@phogit.app, the date, the full SHA with a copy button, and the parent commit’s short SHA

Commit details sheet on iPad for Add HTML documentation page: the message, the author Test User with the email test@phogit.app, the date, the full SHA with a copy button, the parent commit’s short SHA, and a Revert Commit… button

Commit details sheet on iPad for Add HTML documentation page: the message, the author Test User with the email test@phogit.app, the date, the full SHA with a copy button, the parent commit’s short SHA, and a Revert Commit… button

To copy a SHA without opening the details, long-press the commit and choose Copy SHA.

Revert a commit

To undo a commit without rewriting history, open its details and tap Revert Commit…. Phogit asks Revert This Commit?, then makes a new commit on the current branch that undoes it, with the message Revert "…". A banner confirms it, for example Committed “Revert “Add login”” (1a2b3c4).

Commit details for Add HTML documentation page with the Revert This Commit? confirmation open: Phogit commits the opposite of “Add HTML documentation page” on the current branch, and a Revert button. Below it, the Revert Commit… button and the note Makes a new commit that undoes this one. History isn’t rewritten.

Commit details for Add HTML documentation page with the Revert This Commit? confirmation open: Phogit commits the opposite of “Add HTML documentation page” on the current branch, and a Revert button. Below it, the Revert Commit… button and the note Makes a new commit that undoes this one. History isn’t rewritten.

Commit details on iPad with the Revert This Commit? popover open: Phogit commits the opposite of “Add HTML documentation page” on the current branch, and a Revert button

Commit details on iPad with the Revert This Commit? popover open: Phogit commits the opposite of “Add HTML documentation page” on the current branch, and a Revert button

  • If you have staged changes, or edits to files the revert would change, Phogit asks you to commit or stash them first. Nothing changes until you do.
  • If the revert conflicts with later changes, Phogit takes you to the Conflicts section in Changes. Resolve them and commit to finish.
  • Merge commits can’t be reverted yet.