Lazygit — Simple Terminal UI for Git Commands

What Lazygit Does

• Staging — stage/unstage files, hunks, or lines interactively
• Commits — amend, squash, fixup, reword, edit messages
• Branches — create, checkout, delete, rebase, fast-forward
• Merges/rebases — visual conflict resolution
• Stashes — save, apply, drop with previews
• Cherry-picking — visual across any commits
• Interactive rebase — move/drop/squash commits in a TUI
• Search — within the log
• Custom commands — define your own shortcuts

Architecture

Go binary + gocui TUI library. Wraps git commands under the hood — the TUI just orchestrates them. Works in any git repo, no special setup needed.

Self-Hosting

CLI tool.

Key Features

• Interactive staging by hunk or line
• Visual rebase and cherry-pick
• Conflict resolution helper
• Stash management
• Command log (see what git commands ran)
• Custom commands
• Themes
• Git LFS, submodules, worktrees
• Easy undo with z

Comparison

FAQ

Q: Where does it beat the command line? A: For complex operations (interactive rebase, hunk staging, cherry-picking multiple commits), clicking through a TUI is far faster than typing commands.

Q: Can I see what git is actually executing? A: Press p to open the log panel; the bottom-right shows a real-time command log of the git commands actually run.

Q: How do I handle merge conflicts? A: Lazygit shows conflicted files — press enter to open the visual conflict resolver (choose ours/theirs/both).

Sources & Credits

• GitHub: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit
• License: MIT