gitsigns.nvim

Super fast git decorations implemented purely in lua/teal.

Preview

Hunk Actions	Line Blame

Features

• Signs for added, removed, and changed lines
• Asynchronous using luv
• Navigation between hunks
• Stage hunks (with undo)
• Preview diffs of hunks (with word diff)
• Customisable (signs, highlights, mappings, etc)
• Status bar integration
• Git blame a specific line using virtual text.
• Hunk text object
• Automatically follow files moved in the index.
• Live intra-line word diff
• Support for yadm

Requirements

• Neovim >= 0.5.0
• Newish version of git. Older versions may not work with some features.

Installation

packer.nvim:

use {
  'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
  requires = {
    'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
  },
  -- tag = 'release' -- To use the latest release
}

vim-plug:

Plug 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
Plug 'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim'

Usage

For basic setup with all batteries included:

require('gitsigns').setup()

If using packer.nvim gitsigns can be setup directly in the plugin spec:

use {
  'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
  requires = {
    'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
  },
  config = function()
    require('gitsigns').setup()
  end
}

Configuration can be passed to the setup function. Here is an example with most of the default settings:

require('gitsigns').setup {
  signs = {
    add          = {hl = 'GitSignsAdd'   , text = '│', numhl='GitSignsAddNr'   , linehl='GitSignsAddLn'},
    change       = {hl = 'GitSignsChange', text = '│', numhl='GitSignsChangeNr', linehl='GitSignsChangeLn'},
    delete       = {hl = 'GitSignsDelete', text = '_', numhl='GitSignsDeleteNr', linehl='GitSignsDeleteLn'},
    topdelete    = {hl = 'GitSignsDelete', text = '‾', numhl='GitSignsDeleteNr', linehl='GitSignsDeleteLn'},
    changedelete = {hl = 'GitSignsChange', text = '~', numhl='GitSignsChangeNr', linehl='GitSignsChangeLn'},
  },
  signcolumn = true,  -- Toggle with `:Gitsigns toggle_signs`
  numhl      = false, -- Toggle with `:Gitsigns toggle_numhl`
  linehl     = false, -- Toggle with `:Gitsigns toggle_linehl`
  word_diff  = false, -- Toggle with `:Gitsigns toggle_word_diff`
  keymaps = {
    -- Default keymap options
    noremap = true,

    ['n ]c'] = { expr = true, "&diff ? ']c' : '<cmd>lua require\"gitsigns.actions\".next_hunk()<CR>'"},
    ['n [c'] = { expr = true, "&diff ? '[c' : '<cmd>lua require\"gitsigns.actions\".prev_hunk()<CR>'"},

    ['n <leader>hs'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".stage_hunk()<CR>',
    ['v <leader>hs'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".stage_hunk({vim.fn.line("."), vim.fn.line("v")})<CR>',
    ['n <leader>hu'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".undo_stage_hunk()<CR>',
    ['n <leader>hr'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".reset_hunk()<CR>',
    ['v <leader>hr'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".reset_hunk({vim.fn.line("."), vim.fn.line("v")})<CR>',
    ['n <leader>hR'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".reset_buffer()<CR>',
    ['n <leader>hp'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".preview_hunk()<CR>',
    ['n <leader>hb'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".blame_line(true)<CR>',
    ['n <leader>hS'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".stage_buffer()<CR>',
    ['n <leader>hU'] = '<cmd>lua require"gitsigns".reset_buffer_index()<CR>',

    -- Text objects
    ['o ih'] = ':<C-U>lua require"gitsigns.actions".select_hunk()<CR>',
    ['x ih'] = ':<C-U>lua require"gitsigns.actions".select_hunk()<CR>'
  },
  watch_gitdir = {
    interval = 1000,
    follow_files = true
  },
  attach_to_untracked = true,
  current_line_blame = false, -- Toggle with `:Gitsigns toggle_current_line_blame`
  current_line_blame_opts = {
    virt_text = true,
    virt_text_pos = 'eol', -- 'eol' | 'overlay' | 'right_align'
    delay = 1000,
  },
  current_line_blame_formatter_opts = {
    relative_time = false
  },
  sign_priority = 6,
  update_debounce = 100,
  status_formatter = nil, -- Use default
  max_file_length = 40000,
  preview_config = {
    -- Options passed to nvim_open_win
    border = 'single',
    style = 'minimal',
    relative = 'cursor',
    row = 0,
    col = 1
  },
  yadm = {
    enable = false
  },
}

For information on configuring neovim via lua please see nvim-lua-guide.

Non-Goals

Implement every feature in vim-fugitive

This plugin is actively developed and by one of the most well regarded vim plugin developers. Gitsigns will only implement features of this plugin if: it is simple, or, the technologies leveraged by Gitsigns (LuaJIT, Libuv, Neovim's API, etc) can provide a better experience.

Status Line

Use b:gitsigns_status or b:gitsigns_status_dict. b:gitsigns_status is formatted using config.status_formatter. b:gitsigns_status_dict is a dictionary with the keys added, removed, changed and head.

Example:

set statusline+=%{get(b:,'gitsigns_status','')}

For the current branch use the variable b:gitsigns_head.

Comparison with vim-gitgutter

Feature	gitsigns	gitgutter	Note
Shows signs for added, modified, and removed lines	✅	✅
Asynchronous	✅	✅
Runs diffs in-process (no IO or pipes)	✅ *		* Via lua or FFI.
Only adds signs for drawn lines	✅ *		* Via Neovims decoration API
Updates immediately	✅	*	* Triggered on CursorHold
Ensures signs are always up to date	✅ *		* Watches the git dir to do so
Never saves the buffer	✅	✅ ❗ *	* Writes buffer (and index) to short lived temp files
Quick jumping between hunks	✅	✅
Stage/reset/preview individual hunks	✅	✅
Stage/reset hunks in range/selection	✅	✅ ❗ *	* Only stage
Stage/reset all hunks in buffer	✅
Undo staged hunks	✅
Word diff in buffer	✅
Word diff in hunk preview	✅	✅
Stage partial hunks		✅
Hunk text object	✅	✅
Diff against index or any commit	✅	✅
Folding of unchanged text		✅
Fold text showing whether folded lines have been changed		✅
Load hunk locations into the quickfix or location list	✅	✅
Optional line highlighting	✅	✅
Optional line number highlighting	✅	✅
Optional counts on signs	✅
Customizable signs and mappings	✅	✅
Customizable extra git-diff arguments		✅
Can be toggled globally or per buffer	✅ *	✅	* Through the detach/attach functions
Statusline integration	✅	✅
Works with yadm	✅
Live blame in buffer (using virtual text)	✅
Blame preview	✅
Automatically follows open files moved with git mv	✅
CLI with completion	✅	*	* Provides individual commands for some actions
Open diffview with any revision/commit	✅

As of 2021-07-05

Integrations

vim-repeat

If installed, stage_hunk() and reset_hunk() are repeatable with the . (dot) operator.

vim-fugitive

When viewing revisions of a file (via :0Gclog for example), Gitsigns will attach to the fugitive buffer with the base set to the commit immediately before the commit of that revision. This means the signs placed in the buffer reflect the changes introduced by that revision of the file.

null-ls

Null-ls can provide code actions from Gitsigns. To setup:

local null_ls = require("null-ls")

null_ls.setup {
  sources = {
    null_ls.builtins.code_actions.gitsigns,
    ...
  }
}

Will enable :lua vim.lsp.buf.code_action() to retrieve code actions from Gitsigns. Alternatively if you have telescope.nvim installed, you can use :Telescope lsp_code_actions.

trouble.nvim

If installed and enabled (via config.trouble; defaults to true if installed), :Gitsigns setqflist or :Gitsigns seqloclist will open Trouble instead of Neovim's built-in quickfix or location list windows.

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