A feature I really like in some other editors is the ability to roll through old versions of a file 1 by 1. Trying to consider the best way to do that in Kakoune.
define-command git-edit-force 'edit!; nop %sh(git reset -- "$kak_buffile"); git checkout'
alias global ge! git-edit-force
What I am trying to emulate is Glog from fugitive (http://vimcasts.org/episodes/fugitive-vim-exploring-the-history-of-a-git-repository/).
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I think it could be done with connect.kak, by reading the output of a shell command to a buffer (if I understand well the vimcast you linked me).
Example – From a connected terminal:
$ git show 'HEAD~2:src/main.cc' | edit [buffer-name]
Example – From Kakoune:
:connect git show "HEAD~2:%val{buffile}" | edit [buffer-name]
It looks like dark magic, but its function is simple: it reads data from stdin and populates a buffer to a session.
I do it with tig interactively:
:connect-terminal tig<ret>
then select desired commit and press t to switch to the tree view. There you can select a file and press e to edit it, or just enter to view.
To show commits of the current buffer only:
:connect-terminal tig <c-r>%<ret>
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Connect gets more awesome.
You can also try this one:
tig log $(buffer | fzf)
And t for the tree view.
alias gl='tig log $(buffer | fzf)'
alias gL='tig log $(it)'
@vbauerster I recorded a demo using your Tig tips. Very useful.
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