Use git blame with Cursor

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When going through the code, I saw an unexpected change, and wonder who made it and with which commit. I went through the following flow to find it quickly.

1. CMD+P > open file search

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2. insert > into file search, converting it to command palette


3. Then search "blame", and click "toggle git blame"


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4. Move your current to the line that you are curious about


5. Git blame will show the commit and committer that last modified that line

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6. Hover over git blame info, and view the commit popup

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7. Click options

  1. view commit file changes in Cursor

  2. Open on Github



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