---
name: "gitview"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnuit"
version: "4.9.5-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gitview"
---

# gitview(1)

An ASCII/HEX file viewer

## NAME

gitview - An ASCII/HEX file viewer

## SYNOPSIS

**gitview** \[*-hvcblp*\] *file*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **gitview** command.

**gitview** is an ASCII/HEX file viewer.  Use the \`arrows', \`PageUp', \`PageDown', \`Home', \`End', \`^N', \`^P', \`^V', \`ESC v', \`Space' and \`Backspace' to move in the file, \`^L' to refresh the screen and \`F10', \`q' or \`^X ^C' to leave.

More extensive documentation on *gitview* and the other **gnuit** tools is available in info format, try *'info gnuit'.*

You can change these keys, just read the GITVIEW-Setup, GITVIEW-Color, GITVIEW-Monochrome and GITVIEW-Keys sections in the configuration files **gnuitrc.TERM**.

**gitview** is part of [**git**(1)](/git/1.md), the GNU Interactive Tools.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

- **-h**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v**

  Show version of program.

- **-c**

  Use ANSI colours.

- **-b**

  Don't use ANSI colours.

- **-l**

  Don't use last screen character.

## SEE ALSO

[**gitfm**(1)](/gitfm/1.md)

**gitview** and **gitfm** are documented fully by *GNU Interactive Tools*, available via the Info system.

## BUGS

Please send bug reports to:\
 *gnuit-dev@gnu.org*

## AUTHORS

*Tudor Hulubei \<tudor@cs.unh.edu\>*\
 *Andrei Pitis \<pink@pub.ro\>*\
 *Ian Beckwith \<ianb@erislabs.net\> (Current maintainer)*