title: Gitweb created at: Fri Oct 18 2024 09:04:40 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) updated at: Sat Feb 08 2025 14:21:42 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) --- # Gitweb # Overview !! Important !! WebPros International, LLC does **not** develop or own Gitweb. For more information, read Git’s [Gitweb](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitweb) documentation. !! Your repository’s contents and organization determine how Gitweb displays many of its reports. Due to these variances, this document may not include everything that you see in Gitweb. If you see content that this document does not include, [submit a feature request](https://features.cpanel.net/) . Gitweb allows you to browse your repositories, view file contents, review logs, commit, and other information from within a simple interface. To access the *Gitweb* interface for a repository, click *History* for that repository in cPanel’s [*Git\_\_ Version Control*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/git-version-control) interface (*cPanel » Home » Files » Git\_\_ Version Control*). # The Gitweb interface The *Gitweb* interface displays the project’s summary report. * The breadcrumbs at the top of the interface display the current repository path and the current report’s name. Click a directory name to view Git repository information for that directory. * cPanel’s [*Git\_\_ Version Control*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/git-version-control) (*cPanel » Home » Files » Git\_\_ Version Control*) feature enforces several restrictions on repository paths. * Repositories on your cPanel account that cPanel does **not** manage may appear in some lists within the *Gitweb* interface. * You may experience errors if you attempt to view information for repositories in restricted directories. * Throughout the interface, icons indicate the branches for which a commit is the HEAD commit: * Green icons indicate local branches, grey icons indicate remote branches and yellow icons indicate Git tags. For example, a green *master* icon  indicates the HEAD commit for the local *master* branch. ``` - Click the branch names in green or yellow icons to view information in the context of that branch rather than the current branch. ``` * Click the *Atom* or *RSS* icons in the bottom-right corner of some reports to access feeds for the repository’s activity. * Click the *TXT* or *OPML* icons in the bottom-right corner of some reports to access plaintext and XML versions of the data, respectively. !! Note !! For information about Git commands, read our [Guide to Git - Common Git Commands](https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/web-services/guide-to-git-common-git-commands/) documentation. # Gitweb reports The *Gitweb* interface displays repository information as a collection of reports. Gitweb displays links to other reports at the top of the interface **and** inline with the report contents. ## blob Click *blob* to view the binary large object (blob) for a specific file. Git uses blobs to store the contents of a file at the time of a specific commit. This report displays the following information: * The name of the commit that contains the file or the `SHA-1` identifier for that version of the file, if you accessed this report via the [*commitdiff*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) report. * The path to the file within the repository. * Click a directory name to view the [*tree*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) report for that directory * Click the filename or *raw* to view a plaintext version of the file. * The contents of the file, are by line number. Click a line number to navigate directly to that line. !! Note !! Click *HEAD* to view the *blob* report for the `HEAD` commit’s version of that file. Linked reports * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) * [history](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#history) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## commit Click *commit* to view all of the information for a specific commit. Each commit includes the following information: * The first line of the commit message, as a header. Click this line to view a [*commitdiff*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) report that compares this commit and its parent commit. * *author* — The commit author’s name, email address, and the date and time of the commit. * Click the author’s name to view the results of a search for that author. * Click the author’s email address to view the results of a search for that email address. * *committer* — The commiter’s name, their email address, and the date and time of the commit. * Click the commiter’s name to view the results of a search for that committer. * Click the commiter’s email address to view the results of a search for that email address. * *commit* — The commit’s `SHA-1` identifier. * *tree* — The `SHA-1` identifier for the working tree. Click this identifier to view the [*tree*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) report for the commit. * *parent* — The `SHA-1` identifier for the parent commit. Click this identifier to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for the parent commit. * The full commit message. * A list of new, updated, moved, or deleted files. Click a filename to view the [*blob*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) report for that file. * New files display the filename and a *\[new file with mode: 0700]* message, where *0700* represents the file’s [octal permissions](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system_permissions) . * Updated files display the filename. * Moved files display the filename and a *\[moved from path/name with n% similarity]* message, where *path/name* represents the file’s previous location and *n%* represents the percentage of the file that resembles its parent version. * Deleted files display the filename and a *\[deleted file]* message. !! Note !! Most commits list an identical committer and author. !! Click *snapshot* to download the repository’s data at the time of the commit. !! Click *parent: SHA-1*, where *SHA-1* represents a `SHA-1` identifier, to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for the parent commit. !! Click *patch* to view the commit diff in a plaintext email format. You can use this output when you run the [`git am`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-am) command. Linked reports * [blob](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## commitdiff Click *commitdiff* (or, in some reports, *diff* or *diff to current*) to view a comparison of two commits’ data in the unified diff format (a diff). When you access this report via a *commitdiff* or *diff* link, the diff compares the commit with its parent commit. When you access this report via a *diff* to current link, the diff compares the commit with the `HEAD` commit. This report includes the following information: * The first line of the commit message, as a header. * *author* — The commit author’s name, their email address, and the date and time of the commit. * Click the author name to view the results of a search for that commit’s author. * Click the author email address to view the results of a search for that email address. * *committer* — The commiter’s name, their email address, and the date and time of the commit. * Click the commiter name to view the results of a search for that committer. * Click the commiter email address to view the results of a search for that email address. * A list of new, updated, moved, or deleted files. Click a filename to view the [*blob*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) report for that file. * New files display the filename and a *\[new file with mode: 0700]* message, where *0700* represents the file’s octal permissions. * Updated files display the filename. * Moved files display the filename and a *\[moved from path/name with n% similarity]* message, where *path/name* represents the file’s previous location and *n%* represents the percentage of lines that the commit changed within the file. Click the file’s previous location to view the [*blob*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) report for the previous version of the file. * Deleted files display the filename and a *\[deleted file]* message. * The specific `git diff` command for each file, as a header, and the diff for that file (the output of that command). Click a filename or the short `SHA-1` identifier for the file to view the [*blob*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) report for that file. !! Note !! Most commits list an identical committer and author. In this report, you can also perform the following actions: * Click *inline* to view each file’s diff as a list of line-by-line changes. * Click *parent: SHA-1*, where *SHA-1* represents a `SHA-1` identifier, to view the commit report for the parent commit. * Click *patch* to view the commit diff in a plaintext email format. You can use this output when you run the `git am` command. * Click *raw* to view a plaintext version of the commit diff. * Click *side by side* to view each file’s diff in two columns. Linked reports * [blob](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [history](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#history) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## heads !! Note !! This report does **not** display remote branches. Click *heads* to view information about each local branch’s `HEAD` commit. This report includes the following information: * The repository path. Click this path to view the *summary* report for the repository. * A list of branches that includes the following information: * The time since the most recent (`HEAD`) commit or the commit date. * The branch name. Click the branch name to view the [*shortlog* report](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) for that branch. Linked reports * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) * [tags](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tags) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## history Click *history* to view the change history for a specific file. This report includes the following information: * The first line of the commit message for the commit through which you accessed the report, as a header. Click the first line of the *commit* message to view the commit report for that commit. * The file’s path. Click a directory name to view the [*tree*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) report for that directory, or click the filename to view the [*blob*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) report for that file. * A list of commits that included changes to that file. This list displays the following information: * The amount of time since that commit or the commit date. * The commit author’s name. Click the author’s name to view the results of a search for that commit author. * The first line of the commit message. Click the first line of the *commit* message to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for that commit. !! Note !! Click *raw* to view a plaintext version of the file. Linked reports * [blob](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) (diff to current) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## log Click *log* to view each commit’s log information. This report includes the following information: * The repository path. Click this path to view the *summary* report for the repository. * The following information for each of the repository’s commits: * The time since the commit (or the commit date) and the first line of the commit message, as headers for each commit. Click the first line of the commit message to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for that commit. * The commit author and the date and time of the commit. Click the author’s name to view the results of a search for that commit author. * The full commit message. Linked reports * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## shortlog Click *shortlog* to view an abbreviated list of each commit’s log information. This report includes the following information: * The repository path. Click this path to view the [*summary* report](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) for the repository. * The following information for each of the repository’s commits: * The time since the most recent commit or the commit date. * The commit author. Click the author’s name to view the results of a search for that commit author. * The first line of the commit message. Click the first line of the commit message to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for that commit. !! Note !! Click *snapshot* to download the repository’s data at the time of the commit. Linked reports * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## summary Click *summary* to view a summary of repository information. This report includes the following information: * *description* — The repository’s name and description, if they exist. * *owner* — The repository’s owner. * *last change* — The date and time of the most recent commit. * *shortlog* — Click *shortlog* to view the [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) report for the repository. It will contain a list of the following abbreviated log information for each of the repository’s commits: * The time since the most recent commit or the commit date. * The commit author. Click the author’s name to view the results of a search for that commit author. * The first line of the commit message. Click the first line of the commit message to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for that commit. * *tags* — Click *tags* to view the [*tags*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tags) report for the repository. It will contain a list of the following Git tag information: * The time since the commit or the commit date. * The tag name. Click the tag name to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for that commit. * The tag message. Click the message to view the [*tag*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tags) report for that commit. * The tag object. Click the tag object to view the [*tag*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tags) report for that commit. * *heads* — Click *heads* to view the [*heads*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#heads) report for the repository. It will contain a list of the following local tracking branch information: * The time since the most recent commit or the commit date. * The branch name. Click the branch name to view the [*shortlog*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) report for that branch. !! Note !! Click *snapshot* to download the repository’s data at the time of the most recent commit. Linked reports * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) * [heads](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#heads) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [tags](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tags) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## tags Click *tags* (or, in some reports, *tag*) to view information about the repository’s tags. If you accessed it for an individual tag, this report lists the following information: * The tag name, as a header. Click the tag name to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for that commit. * *object* — The `SHA-1` identifier for the commit object. * *author* — The commit author’s name, their email address, and the date and time of the commit. * Click the author’s name to view the results of a search for that commit author. * Click the author’s email address to view the results of a search for that email address. * The tag message. If you accessed the report via a list of tags, it lists the following information: * The repository path. Click this path to view the [*summary*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) report for the repository. * The following information for each tag: * The time since the commit or the commit date. * The tag name. Click the tag name to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for that commit. * The tag message. Click the message to view the [*tag*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tags) report for that commit. * The tag object. Click the tag object to view the [*tag*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tags) report for that commit. * The first line of the commit message. Linked reports * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) * [heads](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#heads) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) * [tree](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) ## tree Click *tree* to view the working tree for a specific commit. This report lists the following information: * The first line of the commit message, as a header. Click the first line of the commit message to view the [*commit*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) report for that commit. * The following information for each file and directory within the working tree: * The symbolic character representation of the file or directory’s permissions. * The file size, in bytes, or a hyphen (`-`) for directories. * The file or directory name. Click a directory name to view the [*tree*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#tree) report for that directory, or click the filename to view the [*blob*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) report for that file. !! Note !! Click *snapshot* to download the data for this version of the working tree. !! Click *raw* to view the plaintext version of a file. Linked reports * [blob](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#blob) * [commit](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commit) * [commitdiff](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#commitdiff) * [history](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#history) * [log](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#log) * [shortlog](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#shortlog) * [summary](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/gitweb/#summary) # Search Gitweb data In addition to Gitweb’s reports, you can search Gitweb for repository information. To search Gitweb, perform the following steps: 1. From the menu to the left of the search text box in the top-left corner of the interface, select the desired search type: * *commit* — Search for commit authors and messages. * *grep* — Search within the files in the current working tree. * *author* — Search for the commit date, author name, or author email address. * *committer* — Search for a commit date, committer’s name, or committer’s email address. * *pickaxe* — Search for all of the commits that included changes to the specified search terms. 2. Enter the search terms in the *search* text box. 3. To use Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions (PCREs) in your search text, select the *re* checkbox. !! Note\ Gitweb’s PCRE searches are case-insensitive. 1. Press <mark>Enter</mark>. The search results will appear.