View the change history of a file using Git versioning

Question

How can I view the change history of an individual file in Git, complete details with what has changed?

I have got as far as:

git log -- [filename]
         


        

Answer 1

SmartGit:

1. In the menu enable to display unchanged files: View / Show unchanged files
2. Right click the file and select 'Log' or press 'Ctrl-L'