NAME
git-cola - A highly caffeinated git GUI
SYNOPSIS
git cola [options]
DESCRIPTION
git-cola is a powerful git GUI written in Python. It has many unique
features that make git’s advanced features simple and accessible.
See below for a full list of options and usage information.
OPTIONS
--classic
Launch the standalone cola classic tool.
-r, --repo=<path>
Run git-cola on the git repository in <path>. Defaults to the
current directory.
-s, --style=<style>
Launch git-cola with a different stylesheet.
-v, --version
Prints the git-cola version and exits.
-g, --git-path
Specifies the path to the git binary.
GUI STYLES
git-cola ships with an alternate "dark" stylesheet. Specify
--style=dark or provide an external stylesheet with --style=PATH.
CONFIG VARIABLES
cola.savewindowsettings
Whether git-cola should remember its window settings.
cola.fontdiff
Specifies the font to use for git-cola's diff display.
gui.diffcontext
The number of diff context lines used and displayed by git-cola
gui.editor
The default text editor is controlled by gui.editor. The config
variable overrides the EDITOR environment variable.
gui.historybrowser
Specifies the history browser to use when visualizing history.
diff.tool
The default diff tool to use.
merge.tool
The default merge tool to use.
user.email
Your email address to be recorded in any newly created commits. Can
be overridden by the GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL, GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL, and
EMAIL environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
user.name
Your full name to be recorded in any newly created commits. Can be
overridden by the GIT_AUTHOR_NAME and GIT_COMMITTER_NAME
environment variables. See linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
See linkgit:git-config[1] for more details.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
EDITOR
Specifies the default editor to use. This is ignored when the git
config variable gui.editor is defined.
GIT_PYTHON_TRACE
When defined, prints git commands and status to the terminal. Print
more information when set to the value full.
GIT_COLA_TRACE
When defined, git-cola outputs the git commands it executes into
the Command Output log viewer.
SOURCE
A git-cola development repository can be obtained via git:
git clone git://github.com/davvid/git-cola.git
GUI THEMES
git-cola ships with an alternative stylesheet called dark. You can use
this stylesheet by running git cola --style=dark.
You can also skin git-cola by providing your own Qt stylesheet. E.g.
git cola --style=/path/to/style.qss.
Built-in styles can be found in /usr/share/git-cola/styles.
LINKS
git-cola homepage
http://cola.tuxfamily.org/
git-cola sources on github
http://github.com/davvid/git-cola
SEE ALSO
linkgit:git-difftool[1]
Compare changes using common merge tools.
linkgit:gitk[1]
The git repository browser. Shows branches, commit history and file
differences. gitk is the utility started by git-cola's Repository
Visualize actions.
GIT
git-cola is independently developed from the linkgit:git[7] suite, but
you can use it just like any other git command, e.g. git cola.
AUTHOR
Written by David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com[1]>.
NOTES
1. davvid@gmail.com
mailto:davvid@gmail.com