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Local history commands

Read commits and local ref history using the options implemented by the current alpha.

Command	Current behavior	Exact syntax
log	Walk local commit history; default limit is 10	dits log [-n\|--limit <N>] [--oneline] [--graph] [--all]
show	Show one commit; defaults to HEAD	dits show [COMMIT] [--stat] [--name-only] [--name-status] [--no-patch]
diff	Inspect current working-tree or staged state	dits diff [--staged] [-c\|--commit <COMMIT>] [FILE]
blame	Attribute the current file through local history	dits blame <FILE> [-L <START,END>]
reflog	Read a local reflog when present or reconstruct a limited commit-history view	dits reflog [REF_NAME] [-n\|--limit <N>]
bisect	Manage a local start/good/bad/reset/status search	dits bisect [ACTION] [COMMIT]

Common local inspection

dits log
dits log --oneline --graph --all -n 25

dits show HEAD
dits show HEAD --stat
dits show a1b2c3d --name-status

dits blame src/main.rs
dits blame src/main.rs -L 20,40

dits reflog
dits reflog refs/heads/main --limit 50

dits bisect start
dits bisect bad HEAD
dits bisect good a1b2c3d
dits bisect status
dits bisect reset

Important boundaries

log supports only limit, oneline, graph, and all-branches switches. It has no date, author, message, path, follow, or revision-range filters.
show resolves one commit or local ref. It does not implement object-path syntax such as COMMIT:path or custom formats.
blame -Laccepts the command's numeric line-range form; it is not a general Git blame option parser.
Reflog and bisect are local navigation aids, not synchronized server state. The current alpha does not record every ref-changing action; if a reflog file is absent, the command labels and shows a limited view reconstructed from commit history. Treat neither view as a complete undo journal or durable recovery record.

Diff is intentionally narrow

dits diff does not compare two commits. Its current --commit path resolves the name but still renders the working tree against HEAD. See the diff page.

For history-changing operations, see branch and merge commands. Always inspect dits <command> --help before scripting.