Installing
# MacOS + Homebrew
$ brew install tig --HEAD
# Ubuntu
$ sudo apt install tig
Invocation
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
tig |
Logs |
tig status |
Status |
tig blame FILE |
Blame |
tig master |
Show a branch |
tig test..master |
Show difference between two branches |
tig FILE |
Show history of file |
tig v0.0.3:README |
Show contents of file in a specific revision |
tig -C /repo/path |
Run in dir /repo/path (like git -C) |
You can substitute git log → tig.
Shortcut keys
Switching views
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
m |
Main view |
d |
Diff |
t |
Tree (files) |
b |
Blame |
s |
Status |
c |
Stage |
y |
Stash |
g |
Grep |
h |
Help |
All views
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
<enter> |
Enter and open selected line |
< |
Back to previous view state |
<tab> |
Move focus to next view |
R |
Refresh |
q |
Close view |
Q |
Close all (quit) |
, |
Parent commit |
Cursor navigation
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
/ |
Search |
? |
Search backwards |
j k |
Up/down |
J K |
Next/previous |
<space> |
Page down |
- |
Page up |
^D |
Half page down |
^U |
Half page up |
Option toggles
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
I |
Toggle sort order modes |
i |
Change sort header |
D |
Toggle date display modes |
A |
Toggle author display modes |
# |
Toggle line numbers |
~ |
Toggle line graphics |
F |
Toggle file names |
W |
Toggle ignore space |
m - Main view
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
X |
Toggle commit sha |
C |
Cherry pick a commit |
s - Status view
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
u |
Stage/unstage file or chunk |
! |
Revert file or chunk |
C |
Commit |
M |
Merge with external tool |
c - Stage view
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
u |
Stage/unstage file or chunk |
! |
Revert file or chunk |
1 |
Stage line |
\ |
Split current diff hunk |
[ ] |
Increase/decrease the diff context |
d - Diff view
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
[ ] |
Increase/decrease the diff context |
y - Stash view
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
A |
Apply selected stash |
P |
Pop selected stash |
! |
Drop selected stash |
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