tig

Open the repository browser (main view)

$ tig

$ tig log

$ tig status

$ tig blame [path/to/file]

$ tig stash

$ tig [path/to/file]

$ tig [commit1]..[commit2]

$ git log --pretty=raw | tig --pretty=raw

tig [options] [revisions] [--] [paths]

tig is an ncurses-based text interface for Git. It serves as a repository browser for exploring commit history, viewing diffs, and managing staging. It can also function as a pager for git command output.
The main view shows commit history with author, date, and message. Pressing Enter opens the diff view for the selected commit. Use j/k or arrow keys to navigate, / to search, and q to quit or go back.
In status view, you can stage changes at the file or chunk level. Press u to stage/unstage files, and navigate into files to stage individual hunks. This provides a visual alternative to git add -p.
Configuration is read from ~/.config/tig/config or ~/.tigrc. Colors, keybindings, and views can be customized. Press h in tig to display the help menu with all keybindings.

+number

Show first view with specified line number selected

Show version and exit

Show help message and exit

Read git command output from stdin (pager mode)

Process stdin formatted as git log --pretty=raw output

log

Start in log view displaying git log output

Open diff view using git show options

Show file annotated with commit information

Open grep view; supports git grep options

Start in refs view showing branches and tags

Start in stash view

Start in status view showing working directory state

j/k or arrows

Navigate up/down

Open selected item

Quit or close current view

Search forward

Next/previous search result

Stage/unstage file or hunk (in status view)

Show help

tig accepts most git-log and git-diff options, but some complex git commands may not display as expected. Large repositories with many commits may experience slower navigation. Custom color schemes require terminal support.

tig was created by Jonas Fonseca and first released in 2006. The name is "git" spelled backwards. Written in C using ncurses, it was designed to provide a visual interface for Git without leaving the terminal, inspired by tools like gitk but for text-mode environments.

git(1), git-log(1), git-diff(1), gitk(1), lazygit(1)