It takes very long to show branch history
See original GitHub issueVSCode version 1.19.2 Architecture x64 Windows 10 PRO
Hi! I cannot believe that I have an issue so bold that no one else reports - maybe I am missing something?
After calling Git: View History (git log) a Git History (branch) tab appears with Loading... on it but it does not populate with history. See:

After short examination i can see:
git log --full-history --format=<format> --date-order --decorate=full --skip=0 --max-count=100 master
in OUTPUT/Git History. Further examination shows that --format=<format> seems to be the problem. When executed in terminal:
git log --full-history --format=<format> --date-order --decorate=full --skip=0 --max-count=100 master
fatal: invalid --pretty format: <format>
Am I doing something wrong (no gitHistory setting is changed from default in user/workspace settings)?
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I did exactly this. I mean all the times are measured in VSCode’s terminal after having workspace opened then copied the results.
I have done the test with invalidating the
findcommand. I have answered to this above: “After invalidating the find command history pops instantly.”Seems that
findis the problem.Yes, it displays history much, much faster.
All that’s left is to repeat: Great extension! And getting better! Many thanks!