Snippet file history
Every snippet file in Cacher comes with its own update history. Examine diffs and restore previous versions with a snippet file's View history tab.
What gets tracked?
Cacher captures changes to the following properties of a snippet file:
- Filename
- Filetype
- Code content
- Shared status
- Author of the change
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Note:
Snippet file histories were enabled on May 23, 2019. Edits made prior to then would not show up in histories.
Viewing diffs
Cacher provides an enhanced view of the diffs between different snippet file versions.
Lines
- Scroll to the particular snippet file you'd like to view.
- Click on the history tab to view its history, represented as line diffs.
Side-by-side
- Scroll to the particular snippet file you'd like to view.
- Click on the history tab to view its history.
- Click on the Side-by-side selector.
Viewing previous versions
Sometimes, you need to see the entirety of the snippet file at a certain point in time.
- Scroll to the particular snippet file you'd like to view.
- Click on the history tab to view its history.
- Click on the Files selector.
Restoring a version
Did you make an unintended change? You may want to restore the snippet file to a previous version.
- Scroll to the particular snippet file you'd like to view.
- Click on the history tab to view its history.
- Find the particular version you'd like to restore. info_outlineThis is most easily done with the Files view.
- Click Restore and then Restore File to update the snippet to that version.
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Note:
Restoring a file version does not erase its existing history. A new changeset is simply added.