Is there a way to get git blame for a specific line in helix?

[sanket143]

In VS code, I used to have git lens for git blame for a specific line, is there a way to get git blame for a specific line in the current implementation of helix? or a convenient workaround?

[danillos]

Currently, it is not possible.

But a workaround could be possible using this PR #3393 when it includes a variable like %val{linenumber}.

We could build a script with a keybinding to show the result of the script in a popup like:

F7 = [':sh git_blame.sh %val{filename}:%val{linenumber}']

[Septias]

where is git_blame.sh defined?

[jm355]

git log -n 1 --format='format:%h %an %s' --no-patch -L<line #>:<filename>

[Septias]

Ty