tig-explorer.vim

Vim plugin to use Tig as a git client.

• Seamless switching between Vim and Tig
• Adding buffer in the same process not a child of Tig process.
• Open files in tabs or in vertically/horizontal split windows on Vim from Tig
• Dynamically defining keymaps on Tig

Requirement

• tig(https://github.com/jonas/tig)

Installation

" vim-plug
Plug 'iberianpig/tig-explorer.vim'

" NeoBundle
NeoBundle 'iberianpig/tig-explorer.vim'

NOTE: If you use Neovim, you have to add the dependency to the plugin bclose.vim:

" vim-plug
Plug 'rbgrouleff/bclose.vim'

" NeoBundle
NeoBundle 'rbgrouleff/bclose.vim'

Usage

Available Command

Keymap on Tig

Following commands are available on tig launched from tig-explorer

e, <Ctrl-o>: edit on existing tab
<Ctrl-t>   : edit on new tab
<Ctrl-v>   : edit with vsplit window
<Ctrl-s>   : edit with split window

Customize Keymap on Tig

Following keymap is defined as defaut

let g:tig_explorer_keymap_edit    = '<C-o>'
let g:tig_explorer_keymap_tabedit = '<C-t>'
let g:tig_explorer_keymap_split   = '<C-s>'
let g:tig_explorer_keymap_vsplit  = '<C-v>'

Keymap on Vim

Add following script to ~/.vimrc

" open tig with current file
nnoremap <Leader>T :TigOpenCurrentFile<CR>

" open tig with Project root path
nnoremap <Leader>t :TigOpenProjectRootDir<CR>

" open tig grep
nnoremap <Leader>g :TigGrep<CR>

" resume from last grep
nnoremap <Leader>r :TigGrepResume<CR>

" open tig grep with the selected word
vnoremap <Leader>g y:TigGrep<Space><C-R>"<CR>

" open tig grep with the word under the cursor
nnoremap <Leader>cg :<C-u>:TigGrep<Space><C-R><C-W><CR>

" open tig blame with current file
nnoremap <Leader>b :TigBlame<CR>

Support