▎ added line
▎ modified line
▁ removed below this lineWorking with hunks
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
<leader>hp | Preview hunk diff in a floating window |
<leader>hs | Stage hunk (without leaving Vim) |
<leader>hu | Undo hunk (revert to HEAD) |
Staging individual hunks is useful when a file has multiple unrelated changes and you want to commit them separately.
Viewing commit history
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
<leader>gc | Browse per-file commit history with diff preview (:BCommits via fzf) |
<leader>gs | Search git log for the exact line or visual selection under cursor |
Text objects
Gitgutter registers ic and ac as hunk text objects:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
vic | Select inside hunk (visual) |
vac | Select around hunk (visual) |
dic | Delete inside hunk |
yic | Yank inside hunk |
Commands
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
:GitGutterToggle | Toggle signs on/off |
:GitGutterLineHighlightsToggle | Toggle full-line background highlights |
:GitGutterFold | Fold all unchanged lines (focus on the diff) |
:GitGutterQuickFix | Load all hunks into the quickfix list |
Config (from .vimrc)
set updatetime=250 " refresh signs within 250ms of stopping edits
set signcolumn=yes " always show the sign column (prevents layout shift)
let g:gitgutter_sign_added = '▎'
let g:gitgutter_sign_modified = '▎'
let g:gitgutter_sign_removed = '▁'