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gitui — A lightweight keyboard-only TUI for Git. See also: `tig`, `git-gui`. More information: <https://gith

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Problem

How to use the gitui command: A lightweight keyboard-only TUI for Git. See also: tig, git-gui. More information: <https://github.com/gitui-org/gitui>.

Solution

gitui — A lightweight keyboard-only TUI for Git. See also: tig, git-gui. More information: <https://github.com/gitui-org/gitui>.

Start gitui for the repository in the current directory:

gitui

Specify the filename of the color theme loaded from the config directory (defaults to theme.ron):

gitui {{[-t|--theme]}} {{theme2.ron}}

Store logging output into a specific file:

gitui --logfile {{path/to/file}}

Inspect a specific file inside the repository in the current directory:

gitui {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file}}

Use notify-based file system watcher instead of tick-based update:

gitui --watcher

Generate a bug report:

gitui --bugreport

Use a specific Git directory:

gitui {{[-d|--directory]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Use a specific working directory:

gitui {{[-w|--workdir]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Code Snippets

Start `gitui` for the repository in the current directory

gitui

Specify the filename of the color theme loaded from the config directory (defaults to `theme.ron`)

gitui {{[-t|--theme]}} {{theme2.ron}}

Store logging output into a specific file

gitui --logfile {{path/to/file}}

Inspect a specific file inside the repository in the current directory

gitui {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file}}

Use notify-based file system watcher instead of tick-based update

gitui --watcher

Context

tldr-pages: common/gitui

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