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.\"      Date: 11/08/2018
.\"    Manual: Tig Manual
.\"    Source: Tig 2.4.1
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "TIG" "1" "11/08/2018" "Tig 2\&.4\&.1" "Tig Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
tig \- text\-mode interface for Git
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
tig        [options] [revisions] [\-\-] [paths]
tig log    [options] [revisions] [\-\-] [paths]
tig show   [options] [revisions] [\-\-] [paths]
tig blame  [options] [rev] [\-\-] path
tig grep   [options] [pattern]
tig refs
tig stash
tig status
tig <      [Git command output]
.fi
.sp
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Tig is an ncurses\-based text\-mode interface for git(1)\&. It functions mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also assist in staging changes for commit at chunk level and act as a pager for output from various Git commands\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.sp
Command line options recognized by Tig include all valid git\-log(1) and git\-diff(1) options, as well as the following subcommands and Tig\-specific options\&. The first command line parameter not starting with "\-" is interpreted as being either a revision specification or a path and will end the option parsing\&. All additional options will be passed to the underlying Git command\&.
.PP
show
.RS 4
Open diff view using the given git\-show(1) options\&.
.RE
.PP
blame
.RS 4
Show given file annotated by commits\&. Takes zero or more git\-blame(1) options\&. Optionally limited from given revision\&.
.RE
.PP
status
.RS 4
Start up in status view\&.
.RE
.PP
log
.RS 4
Start up in log view, displaying git\-log(1) output\&.
.RE
.PP
refs
.RS 4
Start up in refs view\&.
.RE
.PP
stash
.RS 4
Start up in stash view\&.
.RE
.PP
grep
.RS 4
Open the grep view\&. Supports the same options as git\-grep(1)\&.
.RE
.PP
+<number>
.RS 4
Show the first view with line <number> visible and selected\&.
.RE
.PP
\-v, \-\-version
.RS 4
Show version and exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\-h, \-\-help
.RS 4
Show help message and exit\&.
.RE
.SH "PAGER MODE"
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Tig enters pager mode when input is provided via stdin and supports the following subcommands and options:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
When the
\fIshow\fR
subcommand is specified and the
\fI\-\-stdin\fR
option is given, stdin is assumed to be a list of commit IDs and will be forwarded to the diff view\(cqs underlying git\-show(1) command\&. For example:
.RE
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ git rev\-list \-\-author=vivien HEAD | tig show \-\-stdin
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp

.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
When
\fI\-\-stdin\fR
is given, stdin is assumed to be a list of commit IDs and will be forwarded to the main view\(cqs underlying git\-log(1) command\&. For example:
.RE
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig \-\-no\-walk \-\-stdin < cherry\-picks\&.txt
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp

.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
When
\fI\-\-pretty=raw\fR
is given, stdin is assumed to be a "pretty=raw" formatted output similar to that of git\-log(1)\&. For example:
.RE
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ git reflog \-\-pretty=raw | tig \-\-pretty=raw
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
When no subcommands nor options are given, the pager view will be used for displaying the Git command input given on stdin\&. The pager view assumes the input is either from git\-log(1) or git\-diff(1) and will highlight it similar to the log and diff views\&. For example:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ git log \-Schange \-p \-\-raw | tig
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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Display the list of commits for the current branch:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Display commits from one or more branches:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig test master
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Pretend as if all the refs in refs/ are listed on the command line:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig \-\-all
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Display differences between two branches:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig test\&.\&.master
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Display changes for sub\-module versions:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig \-\-submodule
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Display changes for a single file:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig \-\- README
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Display contents of the README file in a specific revision:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig show tig\-0\&.8:README
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Display revisions between two dates for a specific file:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig \-\-after="2004\-01\-01" \-\-before="2006\-05\-16" \-\- README
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Blame file with copy detection enabled:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig blame \-C README
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Display the list of stashes:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig stash
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Grep all files for lines containing DEFINE_ENUM:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig grep \-p DEFINE_ENUM
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.sp
Show references (branches, remotes and tags):
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ tig refs
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
.sp
In addition to environment variables used by Git (e\&.g\&. GIT_DIR), Tig defines the ones below\&. The command related environment variables have access to the internal state of Tig via replacement variables, such as %(commit) and %(blob)\&. See \fBtigrc\fR(5) for a full list\&.
.PP
TIGRC_USER
.RS 4
Path of the user configuration file (defaults to
~/\&.tigrc
or
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tig/config)\&.
.RE
.PP
TIGRC_SYSTEM
.RS 4
Path of the system wide configuration file (defaults to
{sysconfdir}/tigrc)\&. Define to empty string to use built\-in configuration\&.
.RE
.PP
TIG_LS_REMOTE
.RS 4
Command for retrieving all repository references\&. The command should output data in the same format as git\-ls\-remote(1)\&.
.RE
.PP
TIG_DIFF_OPTS
.RS 4
The diff options to use in the diff view\&. The diff view uses git\-show(1) for formatting and always passes \-\-patch\-with\-stat\&. You may also set the
diff\-options
setting in the configuration file\&.
.RE
.PP
TIG_TRACE
.RS 4
Path for trace file where information about Git commands are logged\&.
.RE
.PP
TIG_SCRIPT
.RS 4
Path to script that should be executed automatically on startup\&. If this environment variable is defined to the empty string, the script is read from stdin\&. The script is interpreted line\-by\-line and can contain prompt commands and key mappings\&.
.RE
.PP
TIG_NO_DISPLAY
.RS 4
Open Tig without rendering anything to the terminal\&. This force Ncurses to write to /dev/null\&. The main use is for automated testing of Tig\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
\fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tig/config\fR, \fI~/\&.config/tig/config\fR, \fI~/\&.tigrc\fR
.RS 4
The Tig user configuration file is loaded in the following way\&. If
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME
is set, read user configuration from
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tig/config\&. If
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME
is empty or undefined, read user configuration from
~/\&.config/tig/config
if it exists and fall back to
~/\&.tigrc
if it does not exist\&. See
\fBtigrc\fR(5)
for examples\&.
.RE
.PP
\fI/etc/tigrc\fR
.RS 4
System wide configuration file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fI$GIT_DIR/config\fR, \fI~/\&.gitconfig\fR, \fI/etc/gitconfig\fR
.RS 4
Git configuration files\&. Read on start\-up with the help of git\-config(1)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fI$XDG_DATA_HOME/tig/history\fR, \fI~/\&.local/share/tig/history\fR, \fI~/\&.tig_history\fR
.RS 4
When compiled with readline support, Tig writes a persistent command and search history\&. The location of the history file is determined in the following way\&. If
$XDG_DATA_HOME
is set and
$XDG_DATA_HOME/tig/
exists, store history to
$XDG_DATA_HOME/tig/history\&. If
$XDG_DATA_HOME
is empty or undefined, store history to
~/\&.local/share/tig/history
if the directory
~/\&.local/share/tig/
exists, and fall back to
~/\&.tig_history
if it does not exist\&.
.RE
.SH "BUGS"
.sp
Please visit Tig\(cqs \m[blue]\fBhome page\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2 or \m[blue]\fBmain Git repository\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2 for information about new releases and how to report bugs or feature request\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.sp
Copyright (c) 2006\-2014 Jonas Fonseca <\m[blue]\fBjonas\&.fonseca@gmail\&.com\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[3]\d\s+2>
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.sp
\fBtigrc\fR(5), \fBtigmanual\fR(7), git(7)
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
home page
.RS 4
\%https://jonas.github.io/tig
.RE
.IP " 2." 4
main Git repository
.RS 4
\%https://github.com/jonas/tig
.RE
.IP " 3." 4
jonas.fonseca@gmail.com
.RS 4
\%mailto:jonas.fonseca@gmail.com
.RE