gitu

name	gitu
description	Use this skill when the user wants a terminal UI for git operations, an interactive git client in the terminal, or a Magit-like experience outside of Emacs.

gitu Plugin

A terminal user interface for Git inspired by Magit. Stage, commit, branch, rebase, and manage your git repositories from the terminal.

Commands

Version

• gitu self version — Print gitu version

Repository

• gitu repo open — Open gitu TUI in current directory
• gitu repo open /path/to/repo — Open gitu TUI in specified repo

Utility

• gitu _ _ — Passthrough to gitu CLI

Usage Examples

• "Open gitu for this repository"
• "Launch the git TUI"
• "Show me a visual git interface"

Installation

cargo install gitu

Or via Homebrew:

brew install gitu

Examples

# Open gitu in current directory
gitu repo open

# Open gitu in a specific repository
gitu repo open ~/projects/my-repo

# Print version
gitu self version

Key Features

• Staging/Unstaging — File, hunk, and line-level staging
• Committing — Commit, amend, and fixup creation
• Branching — Checkout, create new branches
• Rebasing — Interactive rebase, autosquash, continue/abort
• Fetching/Pulling/Pushing — Remote operations
• Resetting — Soft, mixed, and hard resets
• Reverting — Revert commits
• Stashing — Save, pop, apply, drop
• Logging — View commit logs
• Vim-like keybinds — Familiar navigation for Vim users

Notes

• Press h for help menu inside gitu
• Config at ~/.config/gitu/config.toml
• Uses $VISUAL, $EDITOR, or $GIT_EDITOR (in that order) for editor