Why does the 'git blame' timeline sometimes appear in vscode, and how do I hide it?

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I use vscode. Sometimes I seem to click or type something accidentally and a timeline view (similar to the one described in How can I view the Git history in Visual Studio Code?) appears.

How do I close the timeline view?

I thought the option to hide the timeline would be in View > Appearance but I can't see any references to 'timeline' history' 'commits' etc.

Right now I just close the file and reopen it but I'm sure there's a proper solution.

This looks like a `git blame`, you might find an option under this name. — tkausl, Nov 25 '20 at 12:11
@tkausl indeed it does. Sadly I can't see anything like 'show/hide git blame' either. — mikemaccana, Nov 25 '20 at 12:33
look in the `gitlens` options: command `GitLens: Toggle File Blame Annotations` — rioV8, Nov 25 '20 at 14:47
That's it @rioV8 - specifically it's called just `GitLems: Toggle File Blame`. If you add this as an answer I'll accept it. — mikemaccana, Nov 25 '20 at 15:20

score 88 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 09 '23 at 15:26

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I also unintentionally opened blame history and didn't know how.

The reason why the timeline is opening unexpectedly is that clicking the message above the first line in a file opens and close the latest blame - see red area in the screenshot.

To fix it (thanks GitKraken for the advice on Twitter):

Command/ctrl + shift + P > GitLens: Open Settings > then scroll down to Git CodeLens:

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answered Jan 02 '22 at 05:48

devstefancho

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I'm marking this as the preferred answer as it answers the question about why the git blame history appeared in the first place. – mikemaccana Jan 04 '22 at 09:09
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This is sooooo anti-intuitive! – paulz Jan 28 '22 at 06:45
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Don't know why the sidebar doesn't have a very obvious "HIDE" button! – ScottG Sep 13 '22 at 14:07
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thanks man i got stuck on this – Omar Nov 29 '22 at 13:25
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You can hide it again by clicking the same text that opens it. – fenix.shadow Mar 15 '23 at 16:38
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Thank you! This has been bugging me for years - I always have to google to figure it out. Happy that this is the first result. – Joe J Apr 03 '23 at 00:53

score 17 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 25 '20 at 16:17

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You probably hit the shortcut key for the command: GitLens: Toggle File Blame Annotations

answered Nov 25 '20 at 16:17

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I seem to do this with a stray mouse click... yet cannot undo this with a mouse click anywhere... anyone know? – KCD Aug 10 '21 at 05:33
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Hit Ctrl+Shift+P, enter GitLens: Toggle File Blame, and click Enter. – Akshay K Nair Nov 12 '21 at 11:10
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@KCD Check stefancho's answer below. – mikemaccana Jan 04 '22 at 09:18
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You can undo it by hitting Esc – Tim Feb 08 '23 at 00:12
Thanks. I was getting irritated, you saved me. The UI seems to be designed without any thought. It opens in almost half the screen and doesn't have the option to resize, you can't right-click and close it. – Ganesh Satpute Aug 03 '23 at 06:13

score 13 · Answer 3 · answered May 21 '22 at 14:40

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Click on the Toggle file blame on the right upper corner of the Visual Studio code (1.67)

answered May 21 '22 at 14:40

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 12 '21 at 07:18

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[version 1.52.1] Right-click 'TIMELINE', then click 'Hide'.

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Will Scott · Answer 5 · 2023-01-04T17:45:58.057

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Here's how you turn off those inline authorship messages that are easy to click, which pops out the annoying sidebar.

Ctrl+Shift+P => "Open Settings" => Ctrl+F for "Adds authorship CodeLens" Deselect the line. Turn off GetCodeLens

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answered Jan 04 '23 at 17:44

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Why does the 'git blame' timeline sometimes appear in vscode, and how do I hide it?

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