Make it possible to overwrite the default (terminal) colors

[tig] / tigrc.5.txt

tigrc(5)
========

NAME
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tigrc - tig user configuration file


SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
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*set*   'variable' *=* 'value'
*bind*  'keymap' 'key' 'action'
*color* 'area' 'fgcolor' 'bgcolor' '[attributes]'
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DESCRIPTION
-----------

You can permanently set an option by putting it in the `~/.tigrc` file.  The
file consists of a series of 'commands'.  Each line of the file may contain
only one command.

The hash mark ('#') is used as a 'comment' character. All text after the
comment character to the end of the line is ignored. You can use comments to
annotate your initialization file.


Set command
-----------

A few selective variables can be configured via the set command. The syntax
is:

[verse]
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*set* variables *=* value
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Examples:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
set show-rev-graph = yes	# Show revision graph?
set line-number-interval = 5	# Interval between line numbers
set tab-size = 8		# Number of spaces per tab
set encoding = "UTF-8"		# Commit encoding
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

The type of variables are either bool, int, and string.

Valid bool values::

	To set a bool variable to true use either "1", "true", or "yes".
	Any other value will set the variable to false.

Valid int values::

	A non-negative integer.

Valid string values::

	A string of characters. Optionally, use either ' or " as delimiters.

Variables
~~~~~~~~~

The following variables can be set:

'show-rev-graph' (bool)::

	Show revision graph in the main view on start-up. Can be toggled with
	'g'.

'line-number-interval' (int)::

	Interval between line numbers. Note, you have to toggle on line
	numbering with 'n' or the `-n` command line option.  The default is to
	number every line.

'tab-size' (int)::

	Number of spaces per tab. The default is 8 spaces.

'commit-encoding' (string)::

	The encoding used for commits. The default is UTF-8. Not this option
	is shadowed by the "i18n.commitencoding" option in `.git/config`.


Bind command
------------

Using bind commands keys can be mapped to an action when pressed in a given
key map. The syntax is:

[verse]
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*bind* 'keymap' 'key' 'action'
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Examples:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# A few keybindings
bind main w scroll-line-up
bind main s scroll-line-down
bind main space enter
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 unto current branch
bind generic C !git cherry-pick %(commit)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Keys are mapped by first searching the keybindings for the current view, then
the keybindings for the *generic* keymap, and last the default keybindings.
Thus, the view keybindings shadow the generic keybindings which Shadow the
built-in keybindings.

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Keymaps::

Valid keymaps are: *main*, *diff*, *log*, *help*, *pager*, *status*, *stage*,
and *generic*.  Use *generic* to set key mapping in all keymaps.

Key values::

Key values should never be quoted. Use either the ASCII value or one of the
following symbolic key names. Symbolic key names are case insensitive, Use
*Hash* to bind to the `#` key, since the hash mark is used as a comment
character.

*Enter*, *Space*, *Backspace*, *Tab*, *Escape*, *Left*, *Right*, *Up*, *Down*,
*Insert*, *Delete*, *Hash*, *Home*, *End*, *PageUp*, *PageDown*, *F1*, *F2*, *F3*,
*F4*, *F5*, *F6*, *F7*, *F8*, *F9*, *F10*, *F11*, *F12*.

Action names::

Valid action names are described below. Note, all names are
case-insensitive, and you may use '-', '_', and '.' interchangeably,
e.g. "view-main", "View.Main", and "VIEW_MAIN" are the same.

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Actions
~~~~~~~

Apart from the action names listed below, all actions starting with a '!' will
be available as an external command. External commands can contain variable
names that will be substituted before the command is run. Valid variable names
are "%(head)", "%(commit)", and "%(blob)".

As an example, the following external command will save the current commit as
a patch file: "!git format-patch %(commit)^..%(commit)".

ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
[frame="none"]
`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
endif::backend-xhtml11[]
View switching:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
view-main		Show main view
view-diff		Show diff view
view-log		Show log view
view-tree		Show tree view
view-blob		Show blob view
view-status		Show status view
view-stage		Show stage view
view-pager		Show pager view
view-help		Show help page
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
[frame="none"]
`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
endif::backend-xhtml11[]
View manipulation:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
enter			Enter current line and scroll
next			Move to next
previous		Move to previous
view-next		Move focus to next view
refresh			Reload and refresh view
view-close		Close the current view
quit			Close all views and quit
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
[frame="none"]
`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
endif::backend-xhtml11[]
Cursor navigation:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
move-up			Move cursor one line up
move-down		Move cursor one line down
move-page-down		Move cursor one page down
move-page-up		Move cursor one page up
move-first-line		Move cursor to first line
move-last-line		Move cursor to last line
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
[frame="none"]
`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
endif::backend-xhtml11[]
Scrolling:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
scroll-line-up		Scroll one line up
scroll-line-down	Scroll one line down
scroll-page-eup		Scroll one page up
scroll-page-down	Scroll one page down
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
[frame="none"]
`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
endif::backend-xhtml11[]
Searching:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
search			Search the view
search-back		Search backwards in the view
find-next		Find next search match
find-prev		Find previous search match
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ifdef::backend-xhtml11[]
[frame="none"]
`-----------------------`-----------------------------------------------------
endif::backend-xhtml11[]
Misc:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
none			Do nothing
prompt			Bring up the prompt
screen-redraw		Redraw the screen
screen-resize		Resize the screen
show-version		Show version information
stop-loading		Stop all loading views
toggle-lineno		Toggle line numbers
toggle-rev-graph	Toggle revision graph visualization
status-update		Update file status
status-merge		Resolve unmerged file
tree-parent		Switch to parent directory in tree view
edit			Open in editor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Color command
-------------

Color commands control highlighting and the user interface styles. If your
terminal supports color, these commands can be used to assign foreground and
background combinations to certain areas. Optionally, an attribute can be
given as the last parameter. The syntax is:

[verse]
..............................................................................
*color* 'area' 'fgcolor' 'bgcolor' '[attributes]'
..............................................................................

Examples:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Overwrite the default terminal colors to white on black.
color default		white	black
# Diff colors
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Area names::

	Valid area names are described below. Note, all names are
	case-insensitive, and you may use '-', '_', and '.' interchangeably,
	e.g. "Diff-Header", "DIFF_HEADER", and "diff.header" are the same.

Color names::

	Valid colors include: *white*, *black*, *green*, *magenta*, *blue*,
	*cyan*, *yellow*, *red*, *default*. Use *default* to refer to the
	default terminal colors.

Attribute names::

	Valid attributes include: *normal*, *blink*, *bold*, *dim*, *reverse*,
	*standout*, and *underline*. Note, not all attributes may be supported
	by the terminal.

UI colors
~~~~~~~~~

--

Default terminal colors::

The colors and attributes to be used for the text that is not highlighted or
that specify the use of the default terminal colors can be controlled by
setting the *default* color option.

Use the *default* color to use the colors configured for the terminal. This is
the default and recommended if you are using a terminal with a transparent
background.

Status window colors::

Appearance of the bottom window showing info messages.

*status*

Title window colors::

Appearance of the title windows when they are attached
to any backgrounded windows and the current window.

*title-blur*, *title-focus*

Cursor line colors::

*cursor*

Main view specific::

Appearance of the various columns in the main view, including the '~' used for
delimiting long author names and labels for tag and branch references.

*main-date*, *main-author*, *main-commit*, *main-delim*, *main-tag*,
*main-ref*, *main-remote*, *main-revgraph*

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Highlighting
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Diff markup::

Options concerning diff start, chunks and lines added and deleted.

*diff-header*, *diff-chunk*, *diff-add*, *diff-del*

Enhanced git diff markup::

Extra diff information emitted by the git diff machinery, such as mode
changes, rename detection, and similarity.

*diff-oldmode*, *diff-newmode*, *diff-copy-from*, *diff-copy-to*,
*diff-rename-from*, *diff-rename-to*, *diff-similarity*, *diff-dissimilarity*
*diff-tree*, *diff-index*

Pretty print commit headers::

Commit diffs and the revision logs are usually formatted using pretty printed
headers , unless `--pretty=raw` was given. This includes lines, such as merge
info, commit ID, and author and committer date.

*pp-author*, *pp-commit*, *pp-merge*, *pp-date*, *pp-adate*, *pp-cdate*,
*pp-refs*

Raw commit header::

Usually shown when `--pretty=raw` is given, however 'commit' is pretty much
omnipresent.

*commit*, *parent*, *tree*, *author*, *committer*

Commit message::

For now only `Signed-off-by` and `Acked-by` lines are colorized.

*signoff*, *acked*

Tree markup::

Colors for information of the tree view.

*tree-dir*, *tree-file*

Status markup::

Colors used in the status view.

*stat-section*, *stat-none*, *stat-staged*, *stat-unstaged*, *stat-untracked*

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COPYRIGHT
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Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>

Licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

SEE ALSO
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gitlink:tig[1] and the http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/manual.html[tig manual].