Lazy Productivity with Git 🔧

Getting Lazy with LazyGit

Mar 13, 2023

Hey there 👋🏼,

In today's issue, we're going to discuss a tool that can help you be more productive with Git: Lazygit.

GitHub - jesseduffield/lazygit: simple terminal UI for git commands

If you've ever used Git, you know how important it is to keep track of changes in your codebase and collaborate with team members to create different features.

However, Git can be complex and time-consuming to use, and hard to remember the commands and their parameters if you don’t use them often, especially if you're not a Git expert.

That's where lazygit comes in. Lazygit is a terminal-based UI for Git that simplifies many of the tasks you need to perform with Git.

So, what can you do with lazygit? Here are some of the key features that can improve your productivity with Git:

A user-friendly interface: Lazygit's UI is designed to make it easy to":
- See the status of your repository and make changes.
- Quickly see which files have changed, which files are staged, and which files are untracked.
- Perform common tasks like committing, merging, and pushing with just a few keystrokes.
Keyboard shortcuts: This is what will make you productive; Lazygit includes many keyboard shortcuts that can speed up your workflow:
- "c" to commit changes
- "M" to merge branches
- "P" to push changes to a remote repository
- "p" to pull changes from the remote repository
- "s" to stash the current tree
- “space“ to toggle staged files
You can also customize the keyboard shortcuts to fit your workflow. For example, you can change the shortcut for committing changes from "c" to "Ctrl + Enter" if you prefer. You can do this by editing the keybindings.yaml file in lazygit's configuration directory.
Git commands: Lazygit provides access to many Git commands that you may not use frequently. For example, you can use lazygit to perform tasks like creating and applying patches, cherry-picking commits, and rebasing branches.
Customizable settings: Lazygit is highly customizable, so you can configure it to fit your preferences. You can change the colors, fonts, and keybindings to create a UI that works best for you.

Using lazygit can help you be more productive with Git by simplifying many of the tasks you need to perform. Instead of spending time typing Git commands in the terminal, you can use lazygit's UI and keyboard shortcuts to perform common tasks quickly and efficiently.

To get started with lazygit, you can install it on your system using your package manager. You can find installation instructions and more information about lazygit on the project's website: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit.

I also made a video about using lazygit efficiently; you can check it here: