Excluding commits from git blame

(about 1 year ago)
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Git Blame Ignore Feature

TL;DR: You can exclude specific commits from git blame using:

git blame --ignore-rev <rev-id> <file>

For permanent configuration:

  1. Create .git-blame-ignore-revs file with commit hashes to ignore
  2. Configure git to use it:
git config blame.ignoreRevsFile .git-blame-ignore-revs

Bonus: Enable ”?” icon for skipped revisions:

git config blame.markIgnoredLines true

This is super useful for:

  • Reformatting (tabs to spaces)
  • Code style fixes
  • Whitespace changes
  • Spelling corrections
  • Any mass changes that aren’t actual code changes

Works in IntelliJ IDEs when properly configured!

Official Documentation

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