vibe log

Usage

vibe log [branch] [options]

Description

Display the commit history for a branch. Shows commit IDs, authors, dates, and messages.

Arguments

branch

string

Branch to show commits for. Defaults to current branch.You can also use branch1..branch2 syntax to show commits in branch2 that aren’t in branch1.

Options

-n, --number

number

Limit number of commits to show. Defaults to 10.

--oneline

boolean

Show commits in single-line format for a compact view.

Examples

Show Recent Commits

vibe log

Output:

Commits on 'main':

commit abc1234567890
Author: John Doe
Date:   1/25/2026, 2:30:45 PM

    Add user authentication feature

commit def4567890123
Author: Jane Smith
Date:   1/24/2026, 4:15:30 PM

    Update API endpoints

Show Commits in Compact Format

vibe log --oneline

Output:

Commits on 'main':

abc1234 Add user authentication feature
def4567 Update API endpoints
ghi8901 Fix database connection
jkl2345 Initial commit

Show More Commits

vibe log -n 25

Shows the last 25 commits instead of the default 10.

Show Commits for Specific Branch

vibe log feature/payments

Show Commits Between Branches

vibe log main..feature/api

Shows commits in feature/api that are not in main.

Output Format

Default Format

commit <commit-id>
Author: <author-name>
Date:   <date-time>

    <commit-message>

Oneline Format

<short-id> <commit-message>

Workflow Examples

Review Before Merge

# See what commits will be merged
vibe log main..feature/auth

# If happy, merge
vibe checkout main
vibe merge feature/auth

Check Recent Activity

# What happened today?
vibe log -n 5 --oneline

Error Messages

No Commits Found

No commits found for branch 'feature'

Solution: The branch exists but has no commits yet.

Branch Not Found

Branch 'feature' not found

Solution: Check the branch name with vibe branch.

vibe branch - List branches
vibe diff - Compare branches
vibe status - Check current status

Getting Started

Core Commands

Sync Commands

Branch Commands

Usage

Description

Arguments

Options

Examples

Show Recent Commits

Show Commits in Compact Format

Show More Commits

Show Commits for Specific Branch

Show Commits Between Branches

Output Format

Default Format

Oneline Format

Workflow Examples

Review Before Merge

Check Recent Activity

Error Messages

No Commits Found

Branch Not Found

​Usage

​Description

​Arguments

​Options

​Examples

​Show Recent Commits

​Show Commits in Compact Format

​Show More Commits

​Show Commits for Specific Branch

​Show Commits Between Branches

​Output Format

​Default Format

​Oneline Format

​Workflow Examples

​Review Before Merge

​Check Recent Activity

​Error Messages

​No Commits Found

​Branch Not Found

​Related Commands

Usage

Description

Arguments

Options

Examples

Show Recent Commits

Show Commits in Compact Format

Show More Commits

Show Commits for Specific Branch

Show Commits Between Branches

Output Format

Default Format

Oneline Format

Workflow Examples

Review Before Merge

Check Recent Activity

Error Messages

No Commits Found

Branch Not Found

Related Commands