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1tigrc(5)
2========
3
4NAME
5----
6tigrc - tig user configuration file
7
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9SYNOPSIS
10--------
11[verse]
12.............................................................................
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13*set* 'variable' *=* 'value'
14*bind* 'keymap' 'key' 'action'
15*color* 'area' 'fgcolor' 'bgcolor' '[attributes]'
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16.............................................................................
17
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19DESCRIPTION
20-----------
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22You can permanently set an option by putting it in the `~/.tigrc` file. The
23file consists of a series of 'commands'. Each line of the file may contain
24only one command.
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26The hash mark ('#') is used as a 'comment' character. All text after the
27comment character to the end of the line is ignored. You can use comments to
28annotate your initialization file.
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31Set command
32-----------
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34A few selective variables can be configured via the set command. The syntax
35is:
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37[verse]
38..............................................................................
c3c24b0b 39*set* variables *=* value
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2bc4f7bd 42Examples:
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2bc4f7bd 44--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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45set show-author = yes # Show author?
46set show-date = yes # Show commit date?
c3c24b0b 47set show-rev-graph = yes # Show revision graph?
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48set show-refs = yes # Show references?
49set show-line-numbers = no # Show line numbers?
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50set line-number-interval = 5 # Interval between line numbers
51set tab-size = 8 # Number of spaces per tab
52set encoding = "UTF-8" # Commit encoding
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2bc4f7bd 55The type of variables are either bool, int, and string.
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2bc4f7bd 57Valid bool values::
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59 To set a bool variable to true use either "1", "true", or "yes".
60 Any other value will set the variable to false.
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2bc4f7bd 62Valid int values::
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2bc4f7bd 64 A non-negative integer.
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2bc4f7bd 66Valid string values::
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2bc4f7bd 68 A string of characters. Optionally, use either ' or " as delimiters.
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70Variables
71~~~~~~~~~
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2bc4f7bd 73The following variables can be set:
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75'show-author' (bool)::
76'show-date' (bool)::
2bc4f7bd 77'show-rev-graph' (bool)::
e97cce13 78'show-refs' (bool)::
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80 Whether to show author, date, revision graph, and references
81 (branches, tags, and remotes) in the main view on start-up. Can all be
82 toggled.
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2bc4f7bd 84'line-number-interval' (int)::
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86 Interval between line numbers. Note, you have to toggle on line
87 numbering with 'n' or the `-n` command line option. The default is to
88 number every line.
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2bc4f7bd 90'tab-size' (int)::
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2bc4f7bd 92 Number of spaces per tab. The default is 8 spaces.
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2bc4f7bd 94'commit-encoding' (string)::
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96 The encoding used for commits. The default is UTF-8. Not this option
97 is shadowed by the "i18n.commitencoding" option in `.git/config`.
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100Bind command
101------------
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103Using bind commands keys can be mapped to an action when pressed in a given
104key map. The syntax is:
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106[verse]
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c3c24b0b 108*bind* 'keymap' 'key' 'action'
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109..............................................................................
110
111Examples:
112
113--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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114# A few keybindings
115bind main w scroll-line-up
116bind main s scroll-line-down
117bind main space enter
118bind diff a previous
119bind diff d next
120bind diff b move-first-line
121# 'unbind' the default quit key binding
122bind main Q none
123# An external command to update from upstream
124bind generic F !git fetch
125# Cherry-pick current commit unto current branch
126bind generic C !git cherry-pick %(commit)
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127--------------------------------------------------------------------------
128
129Keys are mapped by first searching the keybindings for the current view, then
130the keybindings for the *generic* keymap, and last the default keybindings.
f7ffec06 131Thus, the view keybindings shadow the generic keybindings which Shadow the
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132built-in keybindings.
133
134--
135
136Keymaps::
137
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138Valid keymaps are: *main*, *diff*, *log*, *help*, *pager*, *status*, *stage*,
139and *generic*. Use *generic* to set key mapping in all keymaps.
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140
141Key values::
142
143Key values should never be quoted. Use either the ASCII value or one of the
144following symbolic key names. Symbolic key names are case insensitive, Use
145*Hash* to bind to the `#` key, since the hash mark is used as a comment
146character.
147
148*Enter*, *Space*, *Backspace*, *Tab*, *Escape*, *Left*, *Right*, *Up*, *Down*,
149*Insert*, *Delete*, *Hash*, *Home*, *End*, *PageUp*, *PageDown*, *F1*, *F2*, *F3*,
150*F4*, *F5*, *F6*, *F7*, *F8*, *F9*, *F10*, *F11*, *F12*.
151
152Action names::
153
154Valid action names are described below. Note, all names are
155case-insensitive, and you may use '-', '_', and '.' interchangeably,
156e.g. "view-main", "View.Main", and "VIEW_MAIN" are the same.
157
158--
159
160Actions
161~~~~~~~
162
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163Apart from the action names listed below, all actions starting with a '!' will
164be available as an external command. External commands can contain variable
165names that will be substituted before the command is run. Valid variable names
166are "%(head)", "%(commit)", and "%(blob)".
167
168As an example, the following external command will save the current commit as
169a patch file: "!git format-patch %(commit)^..%(commit)".
170
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171ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
172[frame="none"]
173`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
174endif::backend-xhtml11[]
765595f3 175View switching:
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176------------------------------------------------------------------------------
177view-main Show main view
178view-diff Show diff view
179view-log Show log view
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180view-tree Show tree view
181view-blob Show blob view
8a680988 182view-blame Show blame view
173d76ea 183view-status Show status view
f9a044a4 184view-stage Show stage view
2bc4f7bd 185view-pager Show pager view
9d6976b9 186view-help Show help page
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187------------------------------------------------------------------------------
188
189ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
190[frame="none"]
191`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
192endif::backend-xhtml11[]
765595f3 193View manipulation:
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194------------------------------------------------------------------------------
195enter Enter current line and scroll
196next Move to next
197previous Move to previous
198view-next Move focus to next view
272818ea 199refresh Reload and refresh view
47dd652b 200maximize Maximize the current view
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201view-close Close the current view
202quit Close all views and quit
203------------------------------------------------------------------------------
204
205ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
206[frame="none"]
207`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
208endif::backend-xhtml11[]
765595f3 209Cursor navigation:
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210------------------------------------------------------------------------------
211move-up Move cursor one line up
212move-down Move cursor one line down
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213move-page-down Move cursor one page down
214move-page-up Move cursor one page up
215move-first-line Move cursor to first line
216move-last-line Move cursor to last line
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217------------------------------------------------------------------------------
218
219ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
220[frame="none"]
221`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
222endif::backend-xhtml11[]
765595f3 223Scrolling:
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225scroll-line-up Scroll one line up
226scroll-line-down Scroll one line down
227scroll-page-eup Scroll one page up
228scroll-page-down Scroll one page down
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229------------------------------------------------------------------------------
230
231ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
232[frame="none"]
233`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
234endif::backend-xhtml11[]
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235Searching:
236------------------------------------------------------------------------------
237search Search the view
238search-back Search backwards in the view
239find-next Find next search match
240find-prev Find previous search match
241------------------------------------------------------------------------------
242
243ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
244[frame="none"]
245`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
246endif::backend-xhtml11[]
765595f3 247Misc:
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1d754561 249none Do nothing
2bc4f7bd 250prompt Bring up the prompt
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251screen-redraw Redraw the screen
252screen-resize Resize the screen
253show-version Show version information
254stop-loading Stop all loading views
255toggle-lineno Toggle line numbers
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256toggle-date Toggle date display
257toggle-author Toggle author display
9d6976b9 258toggle-rev-graph Toggle revision graph visualization
823057f4 259toggle-refs Toggle reference display
ca1d71ea 260status-update Update file status
b5c18d9d 261status-merge Resolve unmerged file
c509eed2 262tree-parent Switch to parent directory in tree view
f9a044a4 263edit Open in editor
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264------------------------------------------------------------------------------
265
266
267Color command
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270Color commands control highlighting and the user interface styles. If your
271terminal supports color, these commands can be used to assign foreground and
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272background combinations to certain areas. Optionally, an attribute can be
273given as the last parameter. The syntax is:
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274
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c3c24b0b 277*color* 'area' 'fgcolor' 'bgcolor' '[attributes]'
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2bc4f7bd 280Examples:
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283# Overwrite the default terminal colors to white on black.
284color default white black
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285# Diff colors
286color diff-header yellow default
287color diff-index blue default
288color diff-chunk magenta default
289# A strange looking cursor line
290color cursor red default underline
291# UI colors
292color title-blur white blue
293color title-focus white blue bold
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294------------------------------------------------------------------------------
295
296Area names::
297
298 Valid area names are described below. Note, all names are
299 case-insensitive, and you may use '-', '_', and '.' interchangeably,
300 e.g. "Diff-Header", "DIFF_HEADER", and "diff.header" are the same.
301
302Color names::
303
304 Valid colors include: *white*, *black*, *green*, *magenta*, *blue*,
305 *cyan*, *yellow*, *red*, *default*. Use *default* to refer to the
306 default terminal colors.
307
308Attribute names::
309
310 Valid attributes include: *normal*, *blink*, *bold*, *dim*, *reverse*,
311 *standout*, and *underline*. Note, not all attributes may be supported
312 by the terminal.
313
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314UI colors
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316
317--
318
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319Default terminal colors::
320
321The colors and attributes to be used for the text that is not highlighted or
322that specify the use of the default terminal colors can be controlled by
323setting the *default* color option.
324
325Use the *default* color to use the colors configured for the terminal. This is
326the default and recommended if you are using a terminal with a transparent
327background.
328
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329Status window colors::
330
331Appearance of the bottom window showing info messages.
332
333*status*
334
335Title window colors::
336
f7ffec06 337Appearance of the title windows when they are attached
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338to any backgrounded windows and the current window.
339
340*title-blur*, *title-focus*
341
342Cursor line colors::
343
344*cursor*
345
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346Color of delimiter shown for truncated lines::
347
accccb2b 348*delimiter*
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350Main view specific::
351
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352Appearance of the various columns in the main view, including labels for tag
353and branch references.
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355*main-date*, *main-author*, *main-commit*, *main-tag*, *main-local-tag*,
356*main-ref*, *main-remote*, *main-head*, *main-revgraph*
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358Blame view colors::
359
360The colors used for the blame view are similar to those in the main view.
361The commit ID color can be colored using *blame-id*.
362
363*blame-date*, *blame-author*, *blame-commit*, *blame-id*, *blame-lineno*
364
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365--
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367Highlighting
368~~~~~~~~~~~~
369
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370--
371
372Diff markup::
373
374Options concerning diff start, chunks and lines added and deleted.
375
376*diff-header*, *diff-chunk*, *diff-add*, *diff-del*
377
378Enhanced git diff markup::
379
380Extra diff information emitted by the git diff machinery, such as mode
381changes, rename detection, and similarity.
382
383*diff-oldmode*, *diff-newmode*, *diff-copy-from*, *diff-copy-to*,
7389c87e 384*diff-rename-from*, *diff-rename-to*, *diff-similarity*, *diff-dissimilarity*
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385*diff-tree*, *diff-index*
386
387Pretty print commit headers::
388
389Commit diffs and the revision logs are usually formatted using pretty printed
390headers , unless `--pretty=raw` was given. This includes lines, such as merge
f7ffec06 391info, commit ID, and author and committer date.
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393*pp-author*, *pp-commit*, *pp-merge*, *pp-date*, *pp-adate*, *pp-cdate*,
394*pp-refs*
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395
396Raw commit header::
397
398Usually shown when `--pretty=raw` is given, however 'commit' is pretty much
399omnipresent.
400
401*commit*, *parent*, *tree*, *author*, *committer*
402
403Commit message::
404
d4d8de8f 405For now only `Signed-off-by` and `Acked-by` lines are colorized.
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d4d8de8f 407*signoff*, *acked*
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409Tree markup::
410
411Colors for information of the tree view.
412
413*tree-dir*, *tree-file*
414
415Status markup::
416
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417Colors used in the status view for coloring the "On branch"-line, sections,
418"no file" lines and the various file status groups.
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420*stat-head*, *stat-section*, *stat-none*, *stat-staged*, *stat-unstaged*,
421*stat-untracked*
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423--
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425COPYRIGHT
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f9a044a4 427Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
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428
429Licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
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430
431SEE ALSO
432--------
e664e260 433gitlink:tig[1] and the http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/manual.html[tig manual].