Switching to the Timeline View

To browse the history of an item under version control:

  1. Select the items you are interested in. The items may be in a working copy or repository browser.

    You can select multiple items to compare their respective histories.

  2. Switch to the timeline view by selecting View > Timeline (key equivalent ⌘3) or by clicking the timeline button in the browser view toolbar:

    Timeline

  3. The first time you switch to the log or timeline view for a repository, you will be prompted to download and cache the repository’s history.

    See Downloading and Caching Your Repository’s History for more information.

  4. The timeline view will be displayed with the items’ histories.