# Open History Versions of Files in Git ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2025-11-04]] **Tags**:: #git #vim #neovim ## Synopsis Use [sindrets/diffview.nvim](https://github.com/sindrets/diffview.nvim): 1. Use `:[range]DiffviewFileHistory [paths] [options]` to open the file history 2. Select a commit to open the history version. The left window is the version before the commit.