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Text-mode browser for Git repositories.

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Ncurses interface to explore history, diffs, blame and the file tree of a Git repository right in the terminal.

When to use

To read a repository's history and blame in the terminal, fast and without leaving it.

When to avoid

To change the repository state with few commands; lazygit is more complete there.

Alternatives

They do a similar job. Compare before choosing.

  • lazygit

    Terminal UI for Git that saves you commands.

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  • GitUI

    Fast Git terminal interface written in Rust.

    CLIOpen source★ 22.6K

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