What is this?
Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for Git. It works mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also help stage changes for commit at the chunk level and act as a pager for output from Git commands.
Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for Git. It works mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also help stage changes for commit at the chunk level and act as a pager for output from Git commands.Is this a GUI app or a terminal tool?It's a terminal (TUI) application built on ncurses, run from the command line inside an existing git repository.
It's a terminal (TUI) application built on ncurses, run from the command line inside an existing git repository.How do I install and run it?Build and install instructions are documented in the INSTALL file included in the repo; once installed, you just run the 'tig' command inside a git repository.
Build and install instructions are documented in the INSTALL file included in the repo; once installed, you just run the 'tig' command inside a git repository.Does it run on Linux and macOS?Yes, the project's CI explicitly tests on both Linux and macOS.
Yes, the project's CI explicitly tests on both Linux and macOS.Where can I find release notes?Release news, latest features, and bug fixes are documented in the NEWS file in the repository.
Release news, latest features, and bug fixes are documented in the NEWS file in the repository.Can Tig help me stage changes for a commit?Yes, besides browsing history it can assist in staging changes for commit at the chunk level, similar to 'git add -p' but interactive.
Yes, besides browsing history it can assist in staging changes for commit at the chunk level, similar to 'git add -p' but interactive.Which topics is it in?ncurses, gpl, self-hosting, tui, cli-tool, git, c, utility, command-line, productivity, command-line-tool, terminal
ncurses, gpl, self-hosting, tui, cli-tool, git, c, utility, command-line, productivity, command-line-tool, terminal