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GIT-COLA(1) | Git Manual | GIT-COLA(1) |
NAME¶
git-cola - A highly caffeinated git GUISYNOPSIS¶
git cola [options]DESCRIPTION¶
git-cola is a powerful git GUI written in Python. It has many unique features that make git’s advanced features simple and accessible.OPTIONS¶
--classicLaunch the standalone cola classic
tool.
-g, --git-path
Specifies the path to the git
binary.
--prompt
Prompt for a git repository instead of
auto-detecting it in the current directory.
-r, --repo=<path>
Run git-cola on the git repository in
<path>. Defaults to the current directory.
-s, --style=<style>
Launch git-cola with a different
stylesheet.
-v, --version
Print the git-cola version and
exit.
GUI STYLES¶
git-cola ships with an alternate "dark" stylesheet. Specify --style=dark or provide an external stylesheet with --style=PATH.CONFIG VARIABLES¶
cola.savewindowsettingsWhether git-cola should remember its
window settings.
cola.fontdiff
Specifies the font to use for
git-cola's diff display.
cola.classicdockable
Whether to create a dock widget with the
Cola Classic tool. Defaults to false to speedup startup
time.
gui.diffcontext
The number of diff context lines used and
displayed by git-cola
gui.editor
The default text editor is controlled by
gui.editor. The config variable overrides the EDITOR environment
variable.
gui.historybrowser
Specifies the history browser to use when
visualizing history.
diff.tool
The default diff tool to use.
merge.tool
The default merge tool to use.
user.email
Your email address to be recorded in any newly
created commits. Can be overridden by the GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL,
GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL, and EMAIL environment variables. See
linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
user.name
Your full name to be recorded in any newly
created commits. Can be overridden by the GIT_AUTHOR_NAME and
GIT_COMMITTER_NAME environment variables. See
linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
See linkgit:git-config[1] for more details.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES¶
EDITORSpecifies the default editor to use. This is
ignored when the git config variable gui.editor is defined.
GIT_PYTHON_TRACE
When defined, prints git commands and status
to the terminal. Print more information when set to the value
full.
GIT_COLA_TRACE
When defined, git-cola outputs the
git commands it executes into the Command Output log
viewer.
SOURCE¶
A git-cola development repository can be obtained via git:git clone git://github.com/davvid/git-cola.git
GUI THEMES¶
git-cola ships with an alternative stylesheet called dark. You can use this stylesheet by running git cola --style=dark.LINKS¶
git-cola homepage git-cola sources on githubSEE ALSO¶
linkgit:git-difftool[1]Compare changes using common merge
tools.
linkgit:gitk[1]
The git repository browser. Shows branches,
commit history and file differences. gitk is the utility started by
git-cola's Repository Visualize actions.
GIT¶
git-cola is independently developed from the linkgit:git[7] suite, but you can use it just like any other git command, e.g. git cola.AUTHOR¶
Written by David Aguilar < davvid@gmail.com[1]>.NOTES¶
- 1.
- davvid@gmail.com
mailto:davvid@gmail.com
09/01/2011 | Git |