Browse Git With tig
Explore commits, diffs, blame and the working tree in a ncurses UI.
Run tig to open the log view; press Enter on a commit to inspect it.
01Command
Command
$ tig02What it does
tig is a keyboard-driven git browser with views for log, diff, blame, status and stash. It also accepts git subcommands such as tig status or tig blame file, which makes it a fast alternative to typing long git commands.
03Risk
!Warning: It is a full-screen ncurses program; run it in an interactive terminal rather than a pipe.
04Undo
✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.
05Sources
- Homebrew formula: tigEvidence: Packages tig, a text-mode interface for git with log, diff and blame views.
Last verified: 2026-09-22 · Category: Developer
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