---
name: "gitg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gitg"
version: "2:50-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gitg"
---

# gitg(1)

Git repository viewer

## NAME

gitg - Git repository viewer

## SYNOPSIS

**gitg** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*REPOSITORY*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**gitg** is a graphical user interface for git. It aims at being a small, fast and convenient tool to visualize the history of git repositories. Besides visualization, gitg also provides several utilities to manage your repository and commit your work.

## OPTIONS

Help Options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help options

- **--help-all**

  Show all help options

- **--help-gtk**

  Show GTK+ Options

Application Options:

- **-v**, **--version**

  Show the application?s version

- **--activity**

  Start gitg with a particular activity

- **-c**, **--commit**

  Start gitg with the commit activity (shorthand for **--activity** commit)

- **--no-wd**

  Do not try to load a repository from the current working directory

- **--standalone**

  Run gitg in standalone mode

- **--display**=*DISPLAY*

  X display to use

- **-a**, **--all**

  Select all commits by default in the history activity

- **-b**, **--branches**

  Select all branches by default in the history activity

- **-r**, **--remotes**

  Select all remotes by default in the history activity

- **-t**, **--tags**

  Select all tags by default in the history activity

- **-s**, **--select-reference**=*REFERENCE*

  Select the specified reference by default in the history activity

**gitg** will try to load any REPOSITORY passed as command line argument (multiple paths can be passed).

If no repository is specified, **gitg** will try to open the repository specified by the **GIT\_DIR** environment variable; if **GIT\_DIR** is not set **gitg** will try to open the repository at the current working directory.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

**GIT\_DIR**

If the **GIT\_DIR** environment variable is set, and no repositories have been passed as command line arguments, then it specifies a path to use instead of the default **.git** for the base of the repository.

## AUTHORS

Jesse van den Kieboom  \<jesse@icecrew.nl\>\
 Alberto Fanjul  \<albfan@gnome.org\>