1 tigrc(5)
2 ========
4 NAME
5 ----
6 tigrc - tig configuration file
9 SYNOPSIS
10 --------
11 [verse]
12 *set* 'variable' *=* 'value'
13 *bind* 'keymap' 'key' 'action'
14 *color* 'area' 'fgcolor' 'bgcolor' '[attributes]'
17 DESCRIPTION
18 -----------
20 You can permanently set an option by putting it in the `~/.tigrc` file. The
21 file consists of a series of 'commands'. Each line of the file may contain
22 only one command.
24 The hash mark ('#') is used as a 'comment' character. All text after the
25 comment character to the end of the line is ignored. You can use comments to
26 annotate your initialization file.
28 Alternatively, options can be set by putting them in one of the git
29 configuration files, which are read by tig on startup. See 'git-config(1)' for
30 which files to use.
32 Set command
33 -----------
35 A few selective variables can be configured via the set command. The syntax
36 is:
38 [verse]
39 *set* variables *=* value
41 Examples:
43 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
44 set show-author = yes # Show author?
45 set show-date = relative # Show relative commit date.
46 set show-rev-graph = yes # Show revision graph?
47 set show-refs = yes # Show references?
48 set show-line-numbers = no # Show line numbers?
49 set line-number-interval = 5 # Interval between line numbers
50 set commit-encoding = "UTF-8" # Commit encoding
51 set horizontal-scroll = 33% # Scroll 33% of the view width
52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
54 Or in the git configuration files:
56 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
57 [tig]
58 show-date = yes # Show commit date?
59 author-width = 10 # Set width of the author column
60 line-graphics = no # Disable graphics characters
61 tab-size = 8 # Number of spaces per tab
62 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
64 The type of variables are either bool, int, string, or mixed.
66 Valid bool values::
68 To set a bool variable to true use either "1", "true", or "yes".
69 Any other value will set the variable to false.
71 Valid int values::
73 A non-negative integer.
75 Valid string values::
77 A string of characters. Optionally, use either ' or " as delimiters.
79 Valid mixed values::
81 These values are composites of the above types. The valid values are
82 specified in the description.
84 Variables
85 ~~~~~~~~~
87 The following variables can be set:
89 'show-author' (bool)::
90 'show-rev-graph' (bool)::
91 'show-refs' (bool)::
93 Whether to show author, revision graph, and references
94 (branches, tags, and remotes) in the main view on start-up. Can all be
95 toggled.
97 'show-date' (bool or "relative" or "short")::
99 Whether and how to show date. If set to "relative" a relative date will be
100 used, e.g. "2 minutes ago". If set to "short" no time information is
101 shown. Can be toggled.
103 'author-width' (int)::
105 Width of the author column. When set to 5 or below, the author name
106 will be abbreviated to the author's initials.
108 'line-graphics' (bool)::
110 Whether to use graphic characters for line drawing.
112 'line-number-interval' (int)::
114 Interval between line numbers. Note, you have to toggle on line
115 numbering with 'n' or the `-n` command line option. The default is to
116 number every line.
118 'tab-size' (int)::
120 Number of spaces per tab. The default is 8 spaces.
122 'horizontal-scroll' (mixed)::
124 Interval to scroll horizontally in each step. Can be specified either
125 as the number of columns, e.g. '5', or as a percentage of the view
126 width, e.g. '33%', where the maximum is 100%. For percentages it is
127 always ensured that at least one column is scrolled. The default is to
128 scroll '50%' of the view width.
130 'split-view-height' (mixed)::
132 Height of the lower view in a split view. Can be specified either as
133 the number of rows, e.g. '5', or as a percentage of the view height,
134 e.g. '80%', where the maximum is 100%. It is always ensured that the
135 smaller of the views is at least four rows high. The default is a view
136 height of '66%'.
138 'commit-encoding' (string)::
140 The encoding used for commits. The default is UTF-8. Not this option
141 is shadowed by the "i18n.commitencoding" option in `.git/config`.
143 Bind command
144 ------------
146 Using bind commands keys can be mapped to an action when pressed in a given
147 key map. The syntax is:
149 [verse]
150 *bind* 'keymap' 'key' 'action'
152 Examples:
154 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
155 # A few keybindings
156 bind main w scroll-line-up
157 bind main s scroll-line-down
158 bind main space enter
159 bind diff a previous
160 bind diff d next
161 bind diff b move-first-line
162 # An external command to update from upstream
163 bind generic F !git fetch
164 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
166 Or in the git configuration files:
168 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
169 [tig "bind"]
170 # 'unbind' the default quit key binding
171 main = Q none
172 # Cherry-pick current commit onto current branch
173 generic = C !git cherry-pick %(commit)
174 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
176 Keys are mapped by first searching the keybindings for the current view, then
177 the keybindings for the *generic* keymap, and last the default keybindings.
178 Thus, the view keybindings shadow the generic keybindings which Shadow the
179 built-in keybindings.
181 --
183 Keymaps::
185 Valid keymaps are: *main*, *diff*, *log*, *help*, *pager*, *status*, *stage*,
186 *tree*, *blob*, *blame*, *branch*, and *generic*. Use *generic* to set key
187 mapping in all keymaps.
189 Key values::
191 Key values should never be quoted. Use either the ASCII value or one of the
192 following symbolic key names. Symbolic key names are case insensitive, Use
193 *Hash* to bind to the `#` key, since the hash mark is used as a comment
194 character.
196 *Enter*, *Space*, *Backspace*, *Tab*, *Escape*, *Left*, *Right*, *Up*, *Down*,
197 *Insert*, *Delete*, *Hash*, *Home*, *End*, *PageUp*, *PageDown*, *F1*, *F2*, *F3*,
198 *F4*, *F5*, *F6*, *F7*, *F8*, *F9*, *F10*, *F11*, *F12*.
200 Action names::
202 Valid action names are described below. Note, all names are
203 case-insensitive, and you may use '-', '_', and '.' interchangeably,
204 e.g. "view-main", "View.Main", and "VIEW_MAIN" are the same.
206 --
208 Actions
209 ~~~~~~~
211 Apart from the action names listed below, all actions starting with a '!' will
212 be available as an external command. External commands can contain variable
213 names that will be substituted before the command is run. Valid variable names
214 are:
216 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
217 [frame="none"]
218 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
219 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
220 Browsing state variables
221 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
222 %(head) The currently viewed 'head' ID. Defaults to HEAD
223 %(commit) The currently selected commit ID.
224 %(blob) The currently selected blob ID.
225 %(directory) The current directory path in the tree view; \
226 empty for the root directory.
227 %(file) The currently selected file.
228 %(ref) The reference given to blame or HEAD if undefined.
229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
231 As an example, the following external command will save the current commit as
232 a patch file: "!git format-patch -1 %(commit)". If your external command
233 require use of dynamic features, such as subshells, expansion of environment
234 variables and process control, this can be achieved by using a combination of
235 git aliases and tig external commands. The following example entries can be
236 put in either the .gitconfig or .git/config file:
238 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
239 [alias]
240 gitk-bg = !"gitk HEAD --not $(git rev-parse --remotes) &"
241 publish = !"for i in origin public; do git push $i; done"
242 [tig "bind"]
243 generic = V !git gitk-bg
244 generic = > !git publish
245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
247 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
248 [frame="none"]
249 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
250 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
251 View switching:
252 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
253 view-main Show main view
254 view-diff Show diff view
255 view-log Show log view
256 view-tree Show tree view
257 view-blob Show blob view
258 view-blame Show blame view
259 view-branch Show branch view
260 view-status Show status view
261 view-stage Show stage view
262 view-pager Show pager view
263 view-help Show help page
264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
266 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
267 [frame="none"]
268 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
269 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
270 View manipulation:
271 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
272 enter Enter current line and scroll
273 next Move to next
274 previous Move to previous
275 parent Move to parent
276 view-next Move focus to next view
277 refresh Reload and refresh view
278 maximize Maximize the current view
279 view-close Close the current view
280 quit Close all views and quit
281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
283 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
284 [frame="none"]
285 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
286 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
287 View specific actions:
288 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
289 status-update Update file status
290 status-merge Resolve unmerged file
291 stage-next Find next chunk to stage
292 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
294 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
295 [frame="none"]
296 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
297 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
298 Cursor navigation:
299 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
300 move-up Move cursor one line up
301 move-down Move cursor one line down
302 move-page-down Move cursor one page down
303 move-page-up Move cursor one page up
304 move-first-line Move cursor to first line
305 move-last-line Move cursor to last line
306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
308 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
309 [frame="none"]
310 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
311 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
312 Scrolling:
313 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
314 scroll-line-up Scroll one line up
315 scroll-line-down Scroll one line down
316 scroll-page-up Scroll one page up
317 scroll-page-down Scroll one page down
318 scroll-left Scroll one column left
319 scroll-right Scroll one column right
320 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
322 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
323 [frame="none"]
324 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
325 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
326 Searching:
327 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
328 search Search the view
329 search-back Search backwards in the view
330 find-next Find next search match
331 find-prev Find previous search match
332 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
334 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
335 [frame="none"]
336 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
337 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
338 Misc:
339 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
340 prompt Bring up the prompt
341 screen-redraw Redraw the screen
342 screen-resize Resize the screen
343 show-version Show version information
344 stop-loading Stop all loading views
345 options Open options menu
346 toggle-lineno Toggle line numbers
347 toggle-date Toggle date display
348 toggle-author Toggle author display
349 toggle-rev-graph Toggle revision graph visualization
350 toggle-refs Toggle reference display
351 edit Open in editor
352 none Do nothing
353 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
356 Color command
357 -------------
359 Color commands control highlighting and the user interface styles. If your
360 terminal supports color, these commands can be used to assign foreground and
361 background combinations to certain areas. Optionally, an attribute can be
362 given as the last parameter. The syntax is:
364 [verse]
365 *color* 'area' 'fgcolor' 'bgcolor' '[attributes]'
367 Examples:
369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
370 # Overwrite the default terminal colors to white on black.
371 color default white black
372 # Diff colors
373 color diff-header yellow default
374 color diff-index blue default
375 color diff-chunk magenta default
376 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
378 Or in the git configuration files:
380 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
381 [tig "color"]
382 # A strange looking cursor line
383 cursor red default underline
384 # UI colors
385 title-blur white blue
386 title-focus white blue bold
387 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
389 Area names::
391 Valid area names are described below. Note, all names are
392 case-insensitive, and you may use '-', '_', and '.' interchangeably,
393 e.g. "Diff-Header", "DIFF_HEADER", and "diff.header" are the same.
395 Color names::
397 Valid colors include: *white*, *black*, *green*, *magenta*, *blue*,
398 *cyan*, *yellow*, *red*, *default*. Use *default* to refer to the
399 default terminal colors. This is recommended for background colors if
400 you are using a terminal with a transparent background.
401 +
402 Colors can also be specified using the keywords color0, color1, ..., colorN-1
403 (N being the number of colors supported by your terminal). This is useful when
404 you remap the colors for your display or want to enable colors supported by
405 256-color terminals.
407 Attribute names::
409 Valid attributes include: *normal*, *blink*, *bold*, *dim*, *reverse*,
410 *standout*, and *underline*. Note, not all attributes may be supported
411 by the terminal.
413 UI colors
414 ~~~~~~~~~
416 The colors and attributes to be used for the text that is not highlighted or
417 that specify the use of the default terminal colors can be controlled by
418 setting the *default* color option.
420 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
421 [frame="none"]
422 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
423 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
424 General:
425 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
426 default Overwrite default terminal colors (see above).
427 cursor The cursor line.
428 status The status window showing info messages.
429 title-focus The title window for the current view.
430 title-blur The title window of any backgrounded view.
431 delimiter Delimiter shown for truncated lines.
432 line-number Line numbers.
433 date The commit date.
434 author The commit author.
435 mode The file mode holding the permissions and type.
436 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
438 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
439 [frame="none"]
440 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
441 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
442 Main view colors:
443 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
444 main-revgraph The revision graph.
445 main-commit The commit comment.
446 main-head Label of the current branch.
447 main-remote Label of a remote.
448 main-tracked Label of the remote tracked by the current branch.
449 main-tag Label of a signed tag.
450 main-local-tag Label of a local tag.
451 main-ref Label of any other reference.
452 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
454 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
455 [frame="none"]
456 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
457 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
458 Status view:
459 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
460 stat-head The "On branch"-line.
461 stat-section Status section titles,
462 stat-staged Status flag of staged files.
463 stat-unstaged Status flag of unstaged files.
464 stat-untracked Status flag of untracked files.
465 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
467 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
468 [frame="none"]
469 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
470 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
471 Blame view:
472 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
473 blame-id The commit ID.
474 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
476 ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
477 [frame="none"]
478 `-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
479 endif::backend-xhtml11[]
480 Tree view:
481 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
482 tree-head The "Directory /"-line
483 tree-dir The directory name.
484 tree-file The file name.
485 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
487 Highlighting
488 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
490 --
492 Diff markup::
494 Options concerning diff start, chunks and lines added and deleted.
496 *diff-header*, *diff-chunk*, *diff-add*, *diff-del*
498 Enhanced git diff markup::
500 Extra diff information emitted by the git diff machinery, such as mode
501 changes, rename detection, and similarity.
503 *diff-oldmode*, *diff-newmode*, *diff-copy-from*, *diff-copy-to*,
504 *diff-rename-from*, *diff-rename-to*, *diff-similarity*, *diff-dissimilarity*
505 *diff-tree*, *diff-index*
507 Pretty print commit headers::
509 Commit diffs and the revision logs are usually formatted using pretty printed
510 headers , unless `--pretty=raw` was given. This includes lines, such as merge
511 info, commit ID, and author and committer date.
513 *pp-author*, *pp-commit*, *pp-merge*, *pp-date*, *pp-adate*, *pp-cdate*,
514 *pp-refs*
516 Raw commit header::
518 Usually shown when `--pretty=raw` is given, however 'commit' is pretty much
519 omnipresent.
521 *commit*, *parent*, *tree*, *author*, *committer*
523 Commit message::
525 For now only `Signed-off-by` and `Acked-by` lines are colorized.
527 *signoff*, *acked*
529 Tree markup::
531 Colors for information of the tree view.
533 *tree-dir*, *tree-file*
535 --
537 COPYRIGHT
538 ---------
539 Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
541 Licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
543 SEE ALSO
544 --------
545 manpage:tig[1], git-config(1),
546 and the http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/manual.html[tig manual].