how to see the git commands executed by Intellij

Intellij 2020.2 this option can be seen in the console section of git, shortcut for vcs(git here) is alt+9, see the screeen shot:

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You can get the actual git commands with timestamps in the "Version Control" view.

You can enable that in View -> Tool Windows -> Version Control

Update for more recent versions:

The tool window is now named according to your VCS e.g. Git, Mercurial. To see the commands, you need to switch to the Console tab.

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