TIGRC(5)

NAME
tigrc - tig configuration file

SYNOPSIS

set   variable = value
bind  keymap key action
color area fgcolor bgcolor [attributes]

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.

Alternatively, options can be set by putting them in one of the git configuration files, which are read by tig on startup. See git-config(1) for which files to use.

SET COMMAND

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

    set variables = value

Examples:

    set show-author = abbreviated   # Show abbreviated author names.
    set show-date = relative        # Show relative commit date.
    set show-rev-graph = yes        # Show revision graph?
    set show-refs = yes             # Show references?
    set show-line-numbers = no      # Show line numbers?
    set line-number-interval = 5    # Interval between line numbers
    set commit-encoding = "UTF-8"   # Commit encoding
    set horizontal-scroll = 33%     # Scroll 33% of the view width
    set blame-options = -C -C -C    # Blame lines from other files

Or in the git configuration files:

    [tig]
            show-date = yes         # Show commit date?
            author-width = 10       # Set width of the author column
            line-graphics = no      # Disable graphics characters
            tab-size = 8            # Number of spaces per tab

The type of variables are either bool, int, string, or mixed.

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.

Valid mixed values
    These values are composites of the above types. The valid values are specified in the description.

  Variables

The following variables can be set:

author-width (int)
    Width of the author column. When set to 5 or below, the author name will be abbreviated to the author’s initials.

blame-options (string)
    A space separated string of extra blame options. Can be used for telling git-blame(1) how to detect the origin of lines. The value is ignored when tig is started in blame mode and given blame options on the command line.

commit-encoding (string)
    The encoding used for commits. The default is UTF-8. Note this option is shadowed by the "i18n.commitencoding" option in .git/config.

line-graphics (mixed) [ "ascii" | "default" | "utf-8" | bool]
    What type of character graphics for line drawing.

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.

horizontal-scroll (mixed)
    Interval to scroll horizontally in each step. Can be specified either as the number of columns, e.g. 5, or as a percentage of the view width, e.g. 33%, where the maximum is 100%. For percentages it is always ensured that at least one column is scrolled. The default is to scroll 50% of the view width.

show-author (mixed) ["abbreviated" | "default" | bool]
    How to display author names. If set to "abbreviated" author initials will be shown. Can be toggled.

show-date (mixed) ["relative" | "short" | "default" | "local" | bool]
    Whether and how to show date. If set to "relative" a relative date will be used, e.g. "2 minutes ago". If set to "short" no time information is shown. If set to "local", localtime(3) is used. Can be toggled.

show-refs (bool)
    Whether to show references (branches, tags, and remotes) in the main view on start-up. Can be toggled.

show-rev-graph (bool)
    Whether to show revision graph in the main view on start-up. Can be toggled. See also line-graphics options.

split-view-height (mixed)
    Height of the lower view in a split view. Can be specified either as the number of rows, e.g. 5, or as a percentage of the view height, e.g. 80%, where the maximum is 100%. It is always ensured that the smaller of the views is at least four rows high. The default is a view height of 66%.

status-untracked-dirs (bool)
    Show untracked directories contents in the status view (analog to git ls-files --directory option. On by default.

tab-size (int)
    Number of spaces per tab. The default is 8 spaces.

diff-context (int)
    Number of context lines to show for diffs.

BIND COMMAND

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

    bind keymap key action

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
    # An external command to update from upstream
    bind generic F !git fetch

Or in the git configuration files:

    [tig "bind"]
            # 'unbind' the default quit key binding
            main = Q none
            # Cherry-pick current commit onto current branch
            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.

Keymaps
    Valid keymaps are: main, diff, log, help, pager, status, stage, tree, blob, blame, branch, 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.

  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:

Table 1. Browsing state variables
%(head) | The currently viewed head ID. Defaults to HEAD
%(commit) | The currently selected commit ID.
%(blob) | The currently selected blob ID.
%(branch) | The currently selected branch name.
%(directory) | The current directory path in the tree view; empty for the root directory.
%(file) | The currently selected file.
%(ref) | The reference given to blame or HEAD if undefined.
%(revargs) | The revision arguments passed on the command line.
%(fileargs) | The file arguments passed on the command line.
%(diffargs) | The diff options passed on the command line.

As an example, the following external command will save the current commit as a patch file: "!git format-patch -1 %(commit)". If your external command require use of dynamic features, such as subshells, expansion of environment variables and process control, this can be achieved by using a combination of git aliases and tig external commands. The following example entries can be put in either the .gitconfig or .git/config file:

    [alias]
            gitk-bg = !"gitk HEAD --not $(git rev-parse --remotes) &"
            publish = !"for i in origin public; do git push $i; done"
    [tig "bind"]
            generic = V !git gitk-bg
            generic = > !git publish

Table 2. 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-blame | Show blame view
view-branch | Show branch view
view-status | Show status view
view-stage | Show stage view
view-pager | Show pager view
view-help | Show help page

Table 3. View manipulation
enter | Enter current line and scroll
next | Move to next
previous | Move to previous
parent | Move to parent
view-next | Move focus to next view
refresh | Reload and refresh view
maximize | Maximize the current view
view-close | Close the current view
quit | Close all views and quit

Table 4. View specific actions
status-update | Update file status
status-merge | Resolve unmerged file
stage-next | Find next chunk to stage
diff-context-up | Increase the diff context
diff-context-down | Decrease the diff context

Table 5. 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

Table 6. Scrolling
scroll-line-up | Scroll one line up
scroll-line-down | Scroll one line down
scroll-page-up | Scroll one page up
scroll-page-down | Scroll one page down
scroll-first-col | Scroll to the first column
scroll-left | Scroll one column left
scroll-right | Scroll one column right

Table 7. Searching
search | Search the view
search-back | Search backwards in the view
find-next | Find next search match
find-prev | Find previous search match

Table 8. Misc
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
options | Open options menu
toggle-lineno | Toggle line numbers
toggle-date | Toggle date display
toggle-author | Toggle author display
toggle-rev-graph | Toggle revision graph visualization
toggle-graphic | Toggle (line) graphics mode
toggle-refs | Toggle reference display
edit | Open in editor
none | Do nothing

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:

    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

Or in the git configuration files:

    [tig "color"]
            # A strange looking cursor line
            cursor          red     default underline
            # UI colors
            title-blur      white   blue
            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. This is recommended for background colors if you are using a terminal with a transparent background.

    Colors can also be specified using the keywords color0, color1, ..., colorN-1 (N being the number of colors supported by your terminal). This is useful when you remap the colors for your display or want to enable colors supported by 256-color terminals.

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

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.

Table 9. General
default | Overwrite default terminal colors (see above).
cursor | The cursor line.
status | The status window showing info messages.
title-focus | The title window for the current view.
title-blur | The title window of any backgrounded view.
delimiter | Delimiter shown for truncated lines.
line-number | Line numbers.
date | The commit date.
author | The commit author.
mode | The file mode holding the permissions and type.

Table 10. Main view colors
graph-commit | The commit dot in the revising graph.
palette-[0-6] | 7 different colors, used for distinguishing branches or commits. example: palette-0 = red
main-commit | The commit comment.
main-head | Label of the current branch.
main-remote | Label of a remote.
main-tracked | Label of the remote tracked by the current branch.
main-tag | Label of a signed tag.
main-local-tag | Label of a local tag.
main-ref | Label of any other reference.

Table 11. Status view
stat-head | The "On branch"-line.
stat-section | Status section titles,
stat-staged | Status flag of staged files.
stat-unstaged | Status flag of unstaged files.
stat-untracked | Status flag of untracked files.

Table 12. Blame view
blame-id | The commit ID.

Table 13. Tree view
tree-head | The "Directory /"-line
tree-dir | The directory name.
tree-file | The file name.

  Highlighting

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
    Signed-off-by, Acked-by, Reviewed-by and Tested-by lines are colorized.

signoff, acked, reviewed, tested

Tree markup
    Colors for information of the tree view.

tree-dir, tree-file

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2006-2010 Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk[1]>

Licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

SEE ALSO

manpage:tig[1], manpage:tigmanual[7], git-config(1), and the tig manual[2].

NOTES

1.  fonseca@diku.dk
    mailto:fonseca@diku.dk

2.  tig manual
    http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/manual.html