TIGMANUAL(7) | Tig Manual | TIGMANUAL(7) |
NAME¶
tigmanual - text-mode interface for gitSYNOPSIS¶
tig [options] [revisions] [--] [paths] tig show [options] [revisions] [--] [paths] tig blame [options] [rev] [--] path tig status tig < [git command output]
DESCRIPTION¶
This is the manual for tig, the ncurses-based text-mode interface for git. Tig allows you to browse changes in a git repository and can additionally act as a pager for output of various git commands. When used as a pager, it will display input from stdin and colorize it.CALLING CONVENTIONS¶
Pager Mode¶
If stdin is a pipe, any log or diff options will be ignored and the pager view will be opened loading data from stdin. The pager mode can be used for colorizing output from various git commands.$ git show | tig
Git Command Options¶
All git command options specified on the command line will be passed to the given command and all will be shell quoted before they are passed to the shell.$ tig show --pretty=fuller
THE VIEWER¶
The display consists of a status window on the last line of the screen and one or more views. The default is to only show one view at the time but it is possible to split both the main and log view to also show the commit diff.commit 4d55caff4cc89335192f3e566004b4ceef572521
Views¶
Various views of a repository is presented. Each view is based on output from an external command, most often git log, git diff, or git show. The main viewIs the default view, and it shows a one line
summary of each commit in the chosen list of revisions. The summary includes
commit date, author, and the first line of the log message. Additionally, any
repository references, such as tags, will be shown.
The log view
Presents a more rich view of the revision log
showing the whole log message and the diffstat.
The diff view
Shows either the diff of the current working
tree, that is, what has changed since the last commit, or the commit diff
complete with log message, diffstat and diff.
The tree view
Lists directory trees associated with the
current revision allowing subdirectories to be descended or ascended and file
blobs to be viewed.
The blob view
Displays the file content or "blob"
of data associated with a file name.
The blame view
Displays the file content annotated or blamed
by commits.
The branch view
Displays the branches in the repository.
The status view
Displays status of files in the working tree
and allows changes to be staged/unstaged as well as adding of untracked
files.
The stage view
Displays diff changes for staged or unstanged
files being tracked or file content of untracked files.
The pager view
Is used for displaying both input from stdin
and output from git commands entered in the internal prompt.
The help view
Displays a quick reference of key
bindings.
Browsing State and User-defined Commands¶
The viewer keeps track of both what head and commit ID you are currently viewing. The commit ID will follow the cursor line and change every time you highlight a different commit. Whenever you reopen the diff view it will be reloaded, if the commit ID changed. The head ID is used when opening the main and log view to indicate from what revision to show history.%(head) | The currently viewed head ID. Defaults to HEAD |
%(commit) | The currently selected commit ID. |
%(blob) | The currently selected blob ID. |
%(branch) | The currently selected branch name. |
%(directory) | The current directory path in the tree view; empty for the root directory. |
%(file) | The currently selected file. |
%(ref) | The reference given to blame or HEAD if undefined. |
%(revargs) | The revision arguments passed on the command line. |
%(fileargs) | The file arguments passed on the command line. |
%(diffargs) | The diff options passed on the command line. |
%(prompt) | Prompt for the argument value. |
Title Windows¶
Each view has a title window which shows the name of the view, current commit ID if available, and where the view is positioned:[main] c622eefaa485995320bc743431bae0d497b1d875 - commit 1 of 61 (1%)
[main] 77d9e40fbcea3238015aea403e06f61542df9a31 - commit 1 of 779 (0%) 5s
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES¶
Several options related to the interface with git can be configured via environment options.Configuration Files¶
Upon startup, tig first reads the system wide configuration file ({sysconfdir}/tigrc by default) and then proceeds to read the user’s configuration file (~/.tigrc by default). The paths to either of these files can be overridden through the following environment variables: TIGRC_USERPath of the user configuration file.
TIGRC_SYSTEM
Path of the system wide configuration
file.
Repository References¶
Commits that are referenced by tags and branch heads will be marked by the reference name surrounded by [ and ]:2006-03-26 19:42 Petr Baudis | [cogito-0.17.1] Cogito 0.17.1
$ TIG_LS_REMOTE="git ls-remote . master jf/*" tig
Set command for retrieving all repository
references. The command should output data in the same format as
git-ls-remote(1). Defaults to:
git ls-remote .
Diff options¶
It is possible to alter how diffs are shown by the diff view. If for example you prefer to have commit and author dates shown as relative dates, use:$ TIG_DIFF_OPTS="--relative-date" tig
DEFAULT KEYBINDINGS¶
Below the default key bindings are shown.View Switching¶
Key | Action |
m | Switch to main view. |
d | Switch to diff view. |
l | Switch to log view. |
p | Switch to pager view. |
t | Switch to (directory) tree view. |
f | Switch to (file) blob view. |
B | Switch to blame view. |
H | Switch to branch view. |
h | Switch to help view |
S | Switch to status view |
c | Switch to stage view |
View Manipulation¶
Key | Action |
q | Close view, if multiple views are open it will jump back to the previous view in the view stack. If it is the last open view it will quit. Use Q to quit all views at once. |
Enter | This key is "context sensitive" depending on what view you are currently in. When in log view on a commit line or in the main view, split the view and show the commit diff. In the diff view pressing Enter will simply scroll the view one line down. |
Tab | Switch to next view. |
R | Reload and refresh the current view. |
M | Maximize the current view to fill the whole display. |
Up | This key is "context sensitive" and will move the cursor one line up. However, if you opened a diff view from the main view (split- or full-screen) it will change the cursor to point to the previous commit in the main view and update the diff view to display it. |
Down | Similar to Up but will move down. |
, | Move to parent. In the tree view, this means switch to the parent directory. In the blame view it will load blame for the parent commit. For merges the parent is queried. |
View Specific Actions¶
Key | Action |
u | Update status of file. In the status view, this allows you to add an untracked file or stage changes to a file for next commit (similar to running git-add <filename>). In the stage view, when pressing this on a diff chunk line stages only that chunk for next commit, when not on a diff chunk line all changes in the displayed diff is staged. |
M | Resolve unmerged file by launching git-mergetool(1). Note, to work correctly this might require some initial configuration of your preferred merge tool. See the manpage of git-mergetool(1). |
! | Checkout file with unstaged changes. This will reset the file to contain the content it had at last commit. |
Ctrl-u | Stage single diff line. |
@ | Move to next chunk in the stage view. |
] | Increase the diff context. |
[ | Decrease the diff context. |
Cursor Navigation¶
Key | Action |
k | Move cursor one line up. |
j | Move cursor one line down. |
PgUp,-,a | Move cursor one page up. |
PgDown, Space | Move cursor one page down. |
End | Jump to last line. |
Home | Jump to first line. |
Scrolling¶
Key | Action |
Insert | Scroll view one line up. |
Delete | Scroll view one line down. |
w | Scroll view one page up. |
s | Scroll view one page down. |
Left | Scroll view one column left. |
Right | Scroll view one column right. |
| | Scroll view to the first column. |
Searching¶
Key | Action |
/ | Search the view. Opens a prompt for entering search regexp to use. |
? | Search backwards in the view. Also prompts for regexp. |
n | Find next match for the current search regexp. |
N | Find previous match for the current search regexp. |
Misc¶
Key | Action |
Q | Quit. |
r | Redraw screen. |
z | Stop all background loading. This can be useful if you use tig in a repository with a long history without limiting the revision log. |
v | Show version. |
o | Open option menu |
. | Toggle line numbers on/off. |
D | Toggle date display on/off/short/relative/local. |
A | Toggle author display on/off/abbreviated. |
g | Toggle revision graph visualization on/off. |
~ | Toggle (line) graphics mode |
F | Toggle reference display on/off (tag and branch names). |
W | Toggle ignoring whitespace on/off for diffs |
: | Open prompt. This allows you to specify what git command to run. Example :log -p. You can also use this to jump to a specific line by typing :<linenumber>, e.g. :80, or jump to a specific commit by typing :<sha>, e.g. :2f12bcc. |
e | Open file in editor. |
External Commands¶
For more custom needs, external commands provide a way to easily execute a script or program. They are bound to keys and use information from the current browsing state, such as the current commit ID. Tig comes with the following built-in external commands:Keymap | Key | Action |
main | C | git cherry-pick %(commit) |
status | C | git commit |
generic | G | git gc |
REVISION SPECIFICATION¶
This section describes various ways to specify what revisions to display or otherwise limit the view to. Tig does not itself parse the described revision options so refer to the relevant git man pages for further information. Relevant man pages besides git-log(1) are git-diff(1) and git-rev-list(1).Limit by Path Name¶
If you are interested only in those revisions that made changes to a specific file (or even several files) list the files like this:$ tig Makefile README
$ tig -- status
Limit by Date or Number¶
To speed up interaction with git, you can limit the amount of commits to show both for the log and main view. Either limit by date using e.g. --since=1.month or limit by the number of commits using -n400.$ tig --after="May 5th" --before="2006-05-16 15:44"
Limiting by Commit Ranges¶
Alternatively, commits can be limited to a specific range, such as "all commits between tag-1.0 and tag-2.0". For example:$ tig tag-1.0..tag-2.0
$ tig origin..HEAD
Limiting by Reachability¶
Git interprets the range specifier "tag-1.0..tag-2.0" as "all commits reachable from tag-2.0 but not from tag-1.0". Where reachability refers to what commits are ancestors (or part of the history) of the branch or tagged revision in question.$ tig tag-2.0 ^tag-1.0
Combining Revisions Specification¶
Revisions options can to some degree be combined, which makes it possible to say "show at most 20 commits from within the last month that changed files under the Documentation/ directory."$ tig --since=1.month -n20 -- Documentation/
Examining All Repository References¶
In some cases, it can be useful to query changes across all references in a repository. An example is to ask "did any line of development in this repository change a particular file within the last week". This can be accomplished using:$ tig --all --since=1.week -- Makefile
BUGS¶
Bugs and feature requests can be reported using the issue tracker at https://github.com/jonas/tig/issues or by mail to either the git mailing list or directly to the maintainer. Ensure that the word "tig" is in the subject.COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright (c) 2006-2012 Jonas Fonseca < fonseca@diku.dk[1]>SEE ALSO¶
Manpages:•
tig(1)
•
tigrc(5)
•Homepage:
http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/
•Tarballs:
http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/releases/
•Git URL: git://github.com/jonas/tig.git
(master) or git://repo.or.cz/tig.git (mirror)
•Gitweb:
http://repo.or.cz/w/tig.git
NOTES¶
- 1.
- fonseca@diku.dk
mailto:fonseca@diku.dk
05/10/2012 | Tig 1.0 |