*gitgutter.txt*              A Vim plugin which shows a git diff in the gutter.


                           Vim Git Gutter


Author:            Andy Stewart <http://airbladesoftware.com/>
Plugin Homepage:   <https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter>

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CONTENTS                                                    *GitGutterContents*

  1.  Introduction ................. |GitGutterIntroduction|
  2.  Installation ................. |GitGutterInstallation|
  3.  Usage ........................ |GitGutterUsage|
  4.  Commands ..................... |GitGutterCommands|
  5.  FAQ .......................... |GitGutterFAQ|

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1. INTRODUCTION                                         *GitGutterIntroduction*
                                                                    *GitGutter*

Vim Git Gutter is a Vim plugin which shows a git diff in the 'gutter' (sign
column). It shows whether each line has been added, modified, and where lines
have been removed.

This is a port of the Git Gutter plugin for Sublime Text 2.

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2. INSTALLATION                                         *GitGutterInstallation*

If you don't have a preferred installation method, I recommend installing
pathogen.vim, and then simply copy and paste:
>
  cd ~/.vim/bundle
  git clone git://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter.git
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Or for Vundle users:

Add Bundle 'airblade/vim-gitgutter' to your ~/.vimrc and then:

  - either within Vim: :BundleInstall
  - or in your shell: vim +BundleInstall +qall

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3. USAGE                                                       *GitGutterUsage*

You don't have to do anything: it just works.

If you want vim-gitgutter off by default, add let g:gitgutter_enabled = 0 to
your ~/.vimrc.

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4. COMMANDS                                                 *GitGutterCommands*

Commands for turning Git Gutter on and off:

  :GitGutterDisable                                         *:GitGutterDisable*
      Explicitly turn Git Gutter off.

  :GitGutterEnable                                           *:GitGutterEnable*
      Explicitly turn Git Gutter on.

  :GitGutterToggle                                           *:GitGutterToggle*
      Explicitly turn Git Gutter on if it was off and vice versa.

Commands for turning line highlighting on and off (defaults to off):

  :GitGutterLineHighlightsEnable               *:GitGutterLineHighlightsEnable*
      Explicitly turn line highlighting on.

  :GitGutterLineHighlightsDisable             *:GitGutterLineHighlightsDisable*
      Explicitly turn line highlighting off.

  :GitGutterLineHighlightsToggle               *:GitGutterLineHighlightsToggle*
      Explicitly turn line highlighting on if it was off and vice versa.

Commands for jumping between marked hunks:

  :GitGutterNextHunk                                       *:GitGutterNextHunk*
      Jump to the next marked hunk.

  :GitGutterPrevHunk                                       *:GitGutterPrevHunk*
      Jump to the previous marked hunk.

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5. FAQ                                                           *GitGutterFAQ*

a. The colours in the sign column are weird.

  The syntax highlighting for your sign column is probably set strangely. Either
  modify your colorscheme or add this to your ~/.vimrc:
>
    highlight clear SignColumn
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b. What happens if I also use another plugin which uses signs (e.g. Syntastic)?

  Vim only allows one sign per line. Before adding a sign to a line,
  vim-gitgutter checks whether a sign has already been added by somebody else.
  If so it doesn't do anything. In other words vim-gitgutter won't overwrite
  another plugin's signs. It also won't remove another plugin's signs.