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Tig Cheatsheet

Quick reference guide for Tig, a text-mode interface for Git repositories, covering keybindings, navigation, views, and staging workflows.

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Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for Git repositories.

Installation

# macOS with Homebrew
brew install tig

# Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt install tig

Command Invocations

Command Action
tig Open main commit log view
tig status Open working tree status view
tig blame <file> Open blame view for specific file
tig <branch> Inspect commit history of a branch
tig branchA..branchB View commit differences between branches
tig <file> View commit history for specific file

View Navigation Shortcuts

Key View
m Main commit log view
d Diff view
t Tree view (directory browser)
b Blame view
s Status view (stage / unstage files)
c Stage view (chunk/hunk inspection)
y Stash view
g Grep text search view
h Help view

General Shortcuts

Shortcut Description
Enter Open selected line or commit
< Return to previous view state
Tab Switch focus between split views
R Refresh current view
q Close current view
Q Exit Tig entirely
j / k Move cursor down / up
/ Search forward
? Search backward

Staging in Status View (s)

Key Action
u Stage or unstage file or hunk
! Revert file changes
C Run git commit
M Merge using external merge tool

References

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