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NAME
----
-tigrc - tig user configuration file
+tigrc - tig configuration file
SYNOPSIS
comment character to the end of the line is ignored. You can use comments to
annotate your initialization file.
+Alternatively, options can be set by putting them in one of the git
+configuration files, which are read by tig on startup. See 'git-config(1)' for
+which files to use.
Set command
-----------
set show-rev-graph = yes # Show revision graph?
set show-refs = yes # Show references?
set show-line-numbers = no # Show line numbers?
-set author-width = 10 # Set width of the author column
-set line-graphics = no # Disable graphics characters
set line-number-interval = 5 # Interval between line numbers
-set tab-size = 8 # Number of spaces per tab
-set encoding = "UTF-8" # Commit encoding
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Or in the git configuration files:
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+[tig]
+ author-width = 10 # Set width of the author column
+ line-graphics = no # Disable graphics characters
+ tab-size = 8 # Number of spaces per tab
+ encoding = "UTF-8" # Commit encoding
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
The type of variables are either bool, int, and string.
'author-width' (int)::
- Width of the author column.
+ Width of the author column. When set to 5 or below, the author name
+ will be abbreviated to the author's initials.
'line-graphics' (bool)::
bind diff a previous
bind diff d next
bind diff b move-first-line
-# 'unbind' the default quit key binding
-bind main Q none
# An external command to update from upstream
bind generic F !git fetch
-# Cherry-pick current commit onto current branch
-bind generic C !git cherry-pick %(commit)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Or in the git configuration files:
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+[tig "bind"]
+ # 'unbind' the default quit key binding
+ main = Q none
+ # Cherry-pick current commit onto current branch
+ generic = C !git cherry-pick %(commit)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Keys are mapped by first searching the keybindings for the current view, then
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
scroll-line-up Scroll one line up
scroll-line-down Scroll one line down
-scroll-page-eup Scroll one page up
+scroll-page-up Scroll one page up
scroll-page-down Scroll one page down
+scroll-left Scroll one column left
+scroll-right Scroll one column right
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
color diff-header yellow default
color diff-index blue default
color diff-chunk magenta default
-# A strange looking cursor line
-color cursor red default underline
-# UI colors
-color title-blur white blue
-color title-focus white blue bold
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Or in the git configuration files:
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+[tig "color"]
+ # A strange looking cursor line
+ cursor red default underline
+ # UI colors
+ title-blur white blue
+ title-focus white blue bold
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Area names::
Valid colors include: *white*, *black*, *green*, *magenta*, *blue*,
*cyan*, *yellow*, *red*, *default*. Use *default* to refer to the
- default terminal colors. This is recommended for background colors
- if you are using a terminal with a transparent background.
+ default terminal colors. This is recommended for background colors if
+ you are using a terminal with a transparent background.
++
+Colors can also be specified using the keywords color0, color1, ..., colorN-1
+(N being the number of colors supported by your terminal). This is useful when
+you remap the colors for your display or want to enable colors supported by
+256-color terminals.
Attribute names::
delimiter Delimiter shown for truncated lines.
line-number Line numbers.
date The commit date.
+author The commit author.
+mode The file mode holding the permissions and type.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
endif::backend-xhtml11[]
Main view colors:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-main-author The commit author.
main-revgraph The revision graph.
main-commit The commit comment.
main-head Label of the current branch.
blame-id The commit ID.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
+[frame="none"]
+`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
+endif::backend-xhtml11[]
+Tree view:
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+tree-head The "Directory /"-line
+tree-dir The directory name.
+tree-file The file name.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
Highlighting
~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEE ALSO
--------
-manpage:tig[1] and the http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/manual.html[tig manual].
+manpage:tig[1], git-config(1),
+and the http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/manual.html[tig manual].