6 tigrc - tig configuration file
12 .............................................................................
13 *set* 'variable' *=* 'value'
14 *bind* 'keymap' 'key' 'action'
15 *color* 'area' 'fgcolor' 'bgcolor' '[attributes]'
16 .............................................................................
22 You can permanently set an option by putting it in the `~/.tigrc` file. The
23 file consists of a series of 'commands'. Each line of the file may contain
26 The hash mark ('#') is used as a 'comment' character. All text after the
27 comment character to the end of the line is ignored. You can use comments to
28 annotate your initialization file.
30 Alternatively, options can be set by putting them in one of the git
31 configuration files, which are read by tig on startup. See 'git-config(1)' for
37 A few selective variables can be configured via the set command. The syntax
41 ..............................................................................
42 *set* variables *=* value
43 ..............................................................................
47 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
48 set show-author = yes # Show author?
49 set show-rev-graph = yes # Show revision graph?
50 set show-refs = yes # Show references?
51 set show-line-numbers = no # Show line numbers?
52 set line-number-interval = 5 # Interval between line numbers
53 set commit-encoding = "UTF-8" # Commit encoding
54 set horizontal-scroll = 33% # Scroll 33% of the view width
55 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
57 Or in the git configuration files:
59 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
61 show-date = yes # Show commit date?
62 author-width = 10 # Set width of the author column
63 line-graphics = no # Disable graphics characters
64 tab-size = 8 # Number of spaces per tab
65 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
67 The type of variables are either bool, int, string, or mixed.
71 To set a bool variable to true use either "1", "true", or "yes".
72 Any other value will set the variable to false.
76 A non-negative integer.
80 A string of characters. Optionally, use either ' or " as delimiters.
84 These values are composites of the above types. The valid values are
85 specified in the description.
90 The following variables can be set:
92 'show-author' (bool)::
94 'show-rev-graph' (bool)::
97 Whether to show author, date, revision graph, and references
98 (branches, tags, and remotes) in the main view on start-up. Can all be
101 'author-width' (int)::
103 Width of the author column. When set to 5 or below, the author name
104 will be abbreviated to the author's initials.
106 'line-graphics' (bool)::
108 Whether to use graphic characters for line drawing.
110 'line-number-interval' (int)::
112 Interval between line numbers. Note, you have to toggle on line
113 numbering with 'n' or the `-n` command line option. The default is to
118 Number of spaces per tab. The default is 8 spaces.
120 'horizontal-scroll' (mixed)::
122 Interval to scroll horizontally in each step. Can be specified either
123 as the number of columns, e.g. '5', or as a percentage of the view
124 width, e.g. '33%', where the maximum is 100%. For percentages it is
125 always ensured that at least one column is scrolled. The default is to
126 scroll '50%' of the view width.
128 'commit-encoding' (string)::
130 The encoding used for commits. The default is UTF-8. Not this option
131 is shadowed by the "i18n.commitencoding" option in `.git/config`.
137 Using bind commands keys can be mapped to an action when pressed in a given
138 key map. The syntax is:
141 ..............................................................................
142 *bind* 'keymap' 'key' 'action'
143 ..............................................................................
147 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
149 bind main w scroll-line-up
150 bind main s scroll-line-down
151 bind main space enter
154 bind diff b move-first-line
155 # An external command to update from upstream
156 bind generic F !git fetch
157 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
159 Or in the git configuration files:
161 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
163 # 'unbind' the default quit key binding
165 # Cherry-pick current commit onto current branch
166 generic = C !git cherry-pick %(commit)
167 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
169 Keys are mapped by first searching the keybindings for the current view, then
170 the keybindings for the *generic* keymap, and last the default keybindings.
171 Thus, the view keybindings shadow the generic keybindings which Shadow the
172 built-in keybindings.
178 Valid keymaps are: *main*, *diff*, *log*, *help*, *pager*, *status*, *stage*,
179 *tree*, *blob*, *blame*, *branch*, and *generic*. Use *generic* to set key
180 mapping in all keymaps.
184 Key values should never be quoted. Use either the ASCII value or one of the
185 following symbolic key names. Symbolic key names are case insensitive, Use
186 *Hash* to bind to the `#` key, since the hash mark is used as a comment
189 *Enter*, *Space*, *Backspace*, *Tab*, *Escape*, *Left*, *Right*, *Up*, *Down*,
190 *Insert*, *Delete*, *Hash*, *Home*, *End*, *PageUp*, *PageDown*, *F1*, *F2*, *F3*,
191 *F4*, *F5*, *F6*, *F7*, *F8*, *F9*, *F10*, *F11*, *F12*.
195 Valid action names are described below. Note, all names are
196 case-insensitive, and you may use '-', '_', and '.' interchangeably,
197 e.g. "view-main", "View.Main", and "VIEW_MAIN" are the same.
204 Apart from the action names listed below, all actions starting with a '!' will
205 be available as an external command. External commands can contain variable
206 names that will be substituted before the command is run. Valid variable names
209 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
211 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
212 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
213 Browsing state variables
214 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
215 %(head) The currently viewed 'head' ID. Defaults to HEAD
216 %(commit) The currently selected commit ID.
217 %(blob) The currently selected blob ID.
218 %(directory) The current directory path in the tree view; \
219 empty for the root directory.
220 %(file) The currently selected file.
221 %(ref) The reference given to blame or HEAD if undefined.
222 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
224 As an example, the following external command will save the current commit as
225 a patch file: "!git format-patch -1 %(commit)". If your external command
226 require use of dynamic features, such as subshells, expansion of environment
227 variables and process control, this can be achieved by using a combination of
228 git aliases and tig external commands. The following example entries can be
229 put in either the .gitconfig or .git/config file:
231 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
233 gitk-bg = !"gitk HEAD --not $(git rev-parse --remotes) &"
234 publish = !"for i in origin public; do git push $i; done"
236 generic = V !git gitk-bg
237 generic = > !git publish
238 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
240 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
242 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
243 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
245 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
246 view-main Show main view
247 view-diff Show diff view
248 view-log Show log view
249 view-tree Show tree view
250 view-blob Show blob view
251 view-blame Show blame view
252 view-branch Show branch view
253 view-status Show status view
254 view-stage Show stage view
255 view-pager Show pager view
256 view-help Show help page
257 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
259 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
261 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
262 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
265 enter Enter current line and scroll
267 previous Move to previous
268 parent Move to parent
269 view-next Move focus to next view
270 refresh Reload and refresh view
271 maximize Maximize the current view
272 view-close Close the current view
273 quit Close all views and quit
274 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
276 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
278 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
279 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
280 View specific actions:
281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
282 status-update Update file status
283 status-merge Resolve unmerged file
284 stage-next Find next chunk to stage
285 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
287 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
289 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
290 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
292 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
293 move-up Move cursor one line up
294 move-down Move cursor one line down
295 move-page-down Move cursor one page down
296 move-page-up Move cursor one page up
297 move-first-line Move cursor to first line
298 move-last-line Move cursor to last line
299 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
301 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
303 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
304 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
307 scroll-line-up Scroll one line up
308 scroll-line-down Scroll one line down
309 scroll-page-up Scroll one page up
310 scroll-page-down Scroll one page down
311 scroll-left Scroll one column left
312 scroll-right Scroll one column right
313 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
315 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
317 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
318 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
320 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
321 search Search the view
322 search-back Search backwards in the view
323 find-next Find next search match
324 find-prev Find previous search match
325 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
327 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
329 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
330 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
332 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
333 prompt Bring up the prompt
334 screen-redraw Redraw the screen
335 screen-resize Resize the screen
336 show-version Show version information
337 stop-loading Stop all loading views
338 options Open options menu
339 toggle-lineno Toggle line numbers
340 toggle-date Toggle date display
341 toggle-author Toggle author display
342 toggle-rev-graph Toggle revision graph visualization
343 toggle-refs Toggle reference display
346 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
352 Color commands control highlighting and the user interface styles. If your
353 terminal supports color, these commands can be used to assign foreground and
354 background combinations to certain areas. Optionally, an attribute can be
355 given as the last parameter. The syntax is:
358 ..............................................................................
359 *color* 'area' 'fgcolor' 'bgcolor' '[attributes]'
360 ..............................................................................
364 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
365 # Overwrite the default terminal colors to white on black.
366 color default white black
368 color diff-header yellow default
369 color diff-index blue default
370 color diff-chunk magenta default
371 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
373 Or in the git configuration files:
375 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
377 # A strange looking cursor line
378 cursor red default underline
380 title-blur white blue
381 title-focus white blue bold
382 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
386 Valid area names are described below. Note, all names are
387 case-insensitive, and you may use '-', '_', and '.' interchangeably,
388 e.g. "Diff-Header", "DIFF_HEADER", and "diff.header" are the same.
392 Valid colors include: *white*, *black*, *green*, *magenta*, *blue*,
393 *cyan*, *yellow*, *red*, *default*. Use *default* to refer to the
394 default terminal colors. This is recommended for background colors if
395 you are using a terminal with a transparent background.
397 Colors can also be specified using the keywords color0, color1, ..., colorN-1
398 (N being the number of colors supported by your terminal). This is useful when
399 you remap the colors for your display or want to enable colors supported by
404 Valid attributes include: *normal*, *blink*, *bold*, *dim*, *reverse*,
405 *standout*, and *underline*. Note, not all attributes may be supported
411 The colors and attributes to be used for the text that is not highlighted or
412 that specify the use of the default terminal colors can be controlled by
413 setting the *default* color option.
415 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
417 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
418 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
420 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
421 default Overwrite default terminal colors (see above).
422 cursor The cursor line.
423 status The status window showing info messages.
424 title-focus The title window for the current view.
425 title-blur The title window of any backgrounded view.
426 delimiter Delimiter shown for truncated lines.
427 line-number Line numbers.
428 date The commit date.
429 author The commit author.
430 mode The file mode holding the permissions and type.
431 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
433 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
435 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
436 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
438 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
439 main-revgraph The revision graph.
440 main-commit The commit comment.
441 main-head Label of the current branch.
442 main-remote Label of a remote.
443 main-tracked Label of the remote tracked by the current branch.
444 main-tag Label of a signed tag.
445 main-local-tag Label of a local tag.
446 main-ref Label of any other reference.
447 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
449 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
451 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
452 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
454 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
455 stat-head The "On branch"-line.
456 stat-section Status section titles,
457 stat-staged Status flag of staged files.
458 stat-unstaged Status flag of unstaged files.
459 stat-untracked Status flag of untracked files.
460 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
462 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
464 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
465 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
467 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
468 blame-id The commit ID.
469 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
471 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
473 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
474 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
476 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
477 tree-head The "Directory /"-line
478 tree-dir The directory name.
479 tree-file The file name.
480 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
489 Options concerning diff start, chunks and lines added and deleted.
491 *diff-header*, *diff-chunk*, *diff-add*, *diff-del*
493 Enhanced git diff markup::
495 Extra diff information emitted by the git diff machinery, such as mode
496 changes, rename detection, and similarity.
498 *diff-oldmode*, *diff-newmode*, *diff-copy-from*, *diff-copy-to*,
499 *diff-rename-from*, *diff-rename-to*, *diff-similarity*, *diff-dissimilarity*
500 *diff-tree*, *diff-index*
502 Pretty print commit headers::
504 Commit diffs and the revision logs are usually formatted using pretty printed
505 headers , unless `--pretty=raw` was given. This includes lines, such as merge
506 info, commit ID, and author and committer date.
508 *pp-author*, *pp-commit*, *pp-merge*, *pp-date*, *pp-adate*, *pp-cdate*,
513 Usually shown when `--pretty=raw` is given, however 'commit' is pretty much
516 *commit*, *parent*, *tree*, *author*, *committer*
520 For now only `Signed-off-by` and `Acked-by` lines are colorized.
526 Colors for information of the tree view.
528 *tree-dir*, *tree-file*
534 Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
536 Licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
540 manpage:tig[1], git-config(1),
541 and the http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/manual.html[tig manual].