TIG(1)

NAME

tigText-mode interface for git

SYNOPSIS

$https://github.com/jonas/tig/releases

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DESCRIPTION

Text-mode interface for git

README

Tig: text-mode interface for Git

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What is Tig?

Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for git. It functions mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also assist in staging changes for commit at chunk level and act as a pager for output from various Git commands.

Resources

Bugs and Feature Requests

Bugs and feature requests can be reported using the https://github.com/jonas/tig/issues[issue tracker] or by mail to the https://lore.kernel.org/git/[Git mailing list]. Ensure that the word "tig" is in the subject. For other Tig related questions please use Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/tig[].

If you are sending a bug report, please include the following information:

  • What Tig and ncurses versions are you using? (tig -v)
  • What system do you have? (uname -a, lsb_release -a)
  • What Git version are you using? (git -v)

Installation and News

Information on how to build and install Tig are found in link:INSTALL.{docext}[the installation instructions].

News about releases and latest features and bug fixes are found in link:NEWS.{docext}[the release notes].

SEE ALSO

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