tldr/pages/common/git-gui.md

git gui

A GUI for Git to manage branches, commits, and remotes, and perform local merges. See also: git-cola, gitk. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-gui.

• Launch the GUI:

git gui

• Show a specific file with author name and commit hash on each line:

git gui blame {{path/to/file}}

• Open git gui blame in a specific revision:

git gui blame {{revision}} {{path/to/file}}

• Open git gui blame and scroll the view to center on a specific line:

git gui blame --line={{line}} {{path/to/file}}

• Open a window to make one commit and return to the shell when it is complete:

git gui citool

• Open git gui citool in the "Amend Last Commit" mode:

git gui citool --amend

• Open git gui citool in a read-only mode:

git gui citool --nocommit

• Show a browser for the tree of a specific branch, opening the blame tool when clicking on the files:

git gui browser maint