{"id":12831,"date":"2019-03-28T23:02:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=12831"},"modified":"2019-03-28T23:02:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:02:51","slug":"tig-a-command-line-browser-for-git-repositories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/28\/tig-a-command-line-browser-for-git-repositories\/","title":{"rendered":"Tig \u2013 A Command Line Browser for Git Repositories"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article, we would like to introduce to you another useful command-line based interface to git called\u00a0Tig<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tig<\/strong>\u00a0is a free open source, cross platform\u00a0ncurses-based<\/strong>\u00a0text-mode interface for git. It is a straight-forward interface to git that can help in staging changes for commit at chunk level and works as a pager for output from different Git commands. It can run on Linux, MacOSX as well as Windows systems.<\/p>\n

How to Install Tig in Linux Systems<\/h3>\n

To install\u00a0Tig<\/strong>\u00a0in Linux, you need to first clone the Tig repository to your system and install it as shown.<\/p>\n

$ git clone git:\/\/github.com\/jonas\/tig.git\r\n$ make\r\n$ make install\r\n<\/pre>\n
By default, tig will be installed under\u00a0$HOME\/bin<\/code>\u00a0directory, but ff you wish to install it in another directory under in your PATH, set prefix to the desired path, as shown.<\/p>\n
$ make prefix=\/usr\/local\r\n$ sudo make install prefix=\/usr\/local<\/pre>\n
Once you have installed\u00a0Tig<\/strong>\u00a0on your system, using the\u00a0cd command<\/a>\u00a0get into your any of your\u00a0local git repositories<\/a>\u00a0and run tig without any arguments, which should show all commits for the repository.<\/p>\n
$ cd ~\/bin\/shellscripts\/\r\n$ tig  \r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Show<\/a><\/p>\n
Show Git Repository Commits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
To quit\u00a0Tig<\/strong>, press\u00a0q<\/code>\u00a0to close it.<\/p>\n
Display Repository Activity Log<\/h4>\n
To display a log activities of the above repository, use the\u00a0log<\/strong>\u00a0sub-command.<\/p>\n
$ tig log\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"View<\/a><\/p>\n
View Git Repository Log<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Show Repository Objects<\/h4>\n
The\u00a0show<\/strong>\u00a0sub-command allows you to display one or more objects such as\u00a0commits<\/strong>\u00a0and many more, in a more detailed way, as shown.<\/p>\n
$ tig show commits\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Show<\/a><\/p>\n
Show Git Repository Objects<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Search A Pattern\/Word in Git Files<\/h4>\n
You can also search for a particular pattern (for example the word\u00a0check<\/strong>) in your git files with the\u00a0grep<\/strong>\u00a0sub-command, as shown.<\/p>\n
$ tig grep check \r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Search<\/a><\/p>\n
Search a Work in Git Repository<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Display Git Repository Status<\/h4>\n
To display status of your git repository use\u00a0status<\/strong>\u00a0sub-command as shown.<\/p>\n
$ tig status\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Show<\/a><\/p>\n
Show Git Repository Status<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
For more\u00a0Tig<\/strong>\u00a0usage, please refer to help section or visit the Tig Github repository at\u00a0https:\/\/github.com\/jonas\/tig<\/a>.<\/p>\n
$ tig -h\r\n<\/pre>\n
Tig<\/strong>\u00a0is a simple ncurses-based interface to git repositories and mainly act as a Git repository browser. Give us your feedback or ask any questions via the comment form below.<\/p>\n
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In this article, we would like to introduce to you another useful command-line based interface to git called\u00a0Tig. Tig\u00a0is a free open source, cross platform\u00a0ncurses-based\u00a0text-mode interface for git. It is a straight-forward interface to git that can help in staging changes for commit at chunk level and works as a pager for output from different … <\/p>\n
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