Viewing file history
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History view
The History view lets you see how a file has evolved since it was created and who has contributed to it.
To open the History view, navigate to the File view and click the History button:
![code_blame_history code_blame_history](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/upsource/2017.3/code_blame_history.png)
This view displays the list of revisions that have affected the file.
![history_view.png history_view.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/upsource/2017.3/history_view.png)
Blame view
The Blame view displays line-level references to contributors and revisions that have recently affected specific lines of code in a file.
To open the Blame view, navigate to the File view and click the Blame button.
Each reference associated with a specific change contains a revision ID with a link, its author, and a date it took place.
![blame_view.png blame_view.png](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/upsource/2017.3/blame_view.png)
Last modified: 28 February 2018