Version Control¶

There are several ways to interact with Git version control, although Practicalli recommends Neogit interactive git client and Octo to manage GitHub issues and pull requests

• lazygit terminal UI (requires lazygit cli tool)
• Neogit rich git client (similar to Emacs Magit), with Diffview integration
• Octo for GitHub Issue and Pull Requests
• Open files & lines in Git website
• Shell out to the command line, :!
• Git commands in Neovim terminal buffer

Common Git actions¶

Initialise local repository"¶

Space t f opens floating terminal window in the current root directory root (use :cd to change the root directory).

git init .

Stage change in buffer¶

The current hunk or the whole buffer can be staged from the buffer using Git Signs, saving a trip to the Git Status buffer.

Space g H stages the current hunk

Space g S stages the current buffer

Git Status¶

Space g g opens lazygit terminal UI client

Space g n ++"t" opens neogit in a new tab for Magit style experience

Open in Git website¶

Space g z to open a git controlled file or visually selected lines in the Git sharing website (e.g. GitHub, GitLab)

Space g y to yank the URL for the current file or visually selected lines.

gitlinker.nvim plugin provides via Astrocommunity

GitHub Issues & Pull Requests¶

Interact with the remote GitHub repository using Octo

List issues from a specific repository

:Octo issue list practicalli/neovim

Create a pull request on a specific repository

:Octo pr create practicalli/neovim