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P4 Visual Client (P4V) Documentation | 2026.1

# History tab for repos

The History tab displays:

- Repo history, including the Repo Diff of any two commits

- Repo file history

- Repo directory history

The History tab displays the current branch displays by default, but you can select a different branch.

## Repo history

The History tab for a repo allows you to select the branch and view each commit for that repo:

### Repo Diff

To diff any two commits of the repo, drag one commit onto the other commit:

The diff appears for those two repo commits:

Select any file in the list to see:

- Details, such as Commit, Tree, Author, Committer, Action, Date, and Description
- Files, which you can open or diff against Head (latest) or Previous
- Preview of the content in the selected file

## Repo file

The History tab displays information about any repo file.

To diff any two commits of a repo file, drag one commit onto the other.

To diff against Head (latest) or Previous, use the context menu:

You can also:

- view the repo file Details
- Preview the repo file contents

## Repo directory

The History tab lists changes made to repo directories.

You can also:

- Diff Against Head...
- Diff Against Previous...

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