# [ANNOUNCE] tig-2.5.12 3 messages from 2025-02-06 to 2026-06-13. Participants: Thomas Koutcher. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/62913 ## Thomas Koutcher, 2025-02-06 19:00 Subject: [ANNOUNCE] tig-2.5.12 Message-ID: <466060ab-ea6c-4c13-93f7-2de7a380429d@online.fr> ``` Hi, I am pleased to announce Tig version 2.5.12 fixing a regression introduced in 2.5.11 affecting 32-bit x86 builds. See the release notes below for a detailed list of changes. What is Tig? ------------ Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for git. It functions mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also assist in staging changes for commit at chunk level and act as a pager for output from various Git commands. - Homepage:https://jonas.github.io/tig/ - Manual:https://jonas.github.io/tig/doc/manual.html - Tarballs:https://github.com/jonas/tig/releases - Gitter:https://gitter.im/jonas/tig - Q&A:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/tig Release notes ------------- Bug fixes:  - Fix empty blame view when opened from the diff view on i586. (#1362) Change summary -------------- The diffstat and log summary for changes made in this release.  INSTALL.adoc | 4 ++--  Makefile     | 2 +-  NEWS.adoc    | 8 ++++++++  src/diff.c   | 2 +-  4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) Thomas Koutcher (2):       Fix empty blame view when opened from the diff view on i586       tig-2.5.12 -- Thomas Koutcher ``` ## Thomas Koutcher, 2025-09-16 20:32 Subject: [ANNOUNCE] tig-2.6.0 Message-ID: <89836f92-980a-4a69-aa0a-34cca91f6663@online.fr> In-Reply-To: <466060ab-ea6c-4c13-93f7-2de7a380429d@online.fr> ``` Hi, I am pleased to announce Tig version 2.6.0 which brings some improvements and bugfixes. See the release notes below for a detailed list of changes. What is Tig? ------------ Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for git. It functions mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also assist in staging changes for commit at chunk level and act as a pager for output from various Git commands.  - Homepage:    https://github.com/jonas/tig  - Manual: https://github.com/jonas/tig/blob/master/doc/manual.adoc  - Tarballs:    https://github.com/jonas/tig/releases  - Git URL:     https://github.com/jonas/tig.git  - Gitter:      https://gitter.im/jonas/tig  - Q&A:         https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/tig Release notes ------------- Bug fixes:  - Initialise %(head) from command line arguments. (#1366)  - Make `$GIT_EDITOR` value interpreted by the shell. (#1367)  - Use correct line from recursively blamed commit. (#1369, #1370)  - Use correct line when using `:parent` in blame view. (#1372)  - Fix the incorrect line shift after stage file. (#1371)  - Update display after setting column option. (#1384)  - Fix file mode diff header handling.  - Fix crash caused by too many diff cells. (#1389)  - Fix issue with blame when using absolute file paths. (#1391) Improvements:  - Add color for cursor in backgrounded view. (#1374)  - Blame view now works without a working tree.  - Open diff view from blame at the correct line. (#1375)  - Document how to get a `<` within TIG_SCRIPT. (#1357)  - Allow to hide +/- signs in the diff view. (#855, #901)  - Add toggle options to help. (#1381)  - Add expand/collapse all options to help. (#1382)  - Expand relevant sections only when opening the help view. (#782, #886)  - Introduce committer column.  - Open the blame and blob views from diffstat.  - Update utf8proc to v2.11.0, supporting Unicode 17. Note: Users should update the settings for the blame, main, reflog, and refs views in their ~/.tigrc file to include the committer column. Change summary -------------- The diffstat and log summary for changes made in this release.  .github/workflows/linux.yml                 |     2 +-  INSTALL.adoc                                |     4 +-  Makefile                                    |     2 +-  NEWS.adoc                                   |    32 +  README.adoc                                 |    19 +-  appveyor.yml                                |     1 +  compat/utf8proc.c                           |     6 +-  compat/utf8proc.h                           |    11 +-  compat/utf8proc_data.c                      | 14261 +++++++++---------  contrib/tig.spec.in                         |     2 +-  doc/manual.adoc                             |    10 +-  doc/tig.1.adoc                              |    14 +-  doc/tigrc.5.adoc                            |    40 +-  include/tig/argv.h                          |     1 +  include/tig/diff.h                          |     2 +  include/tig/help.h                          |     2 +  include/tig/keys.h                          |     1 +  include/tig/line.h                          |     9 +-  include/tig/main.h                          |     4 +-  include/tig/options.h                       |     6 +-  include/tig/parse.h                         |    10 +-  include/tig/types.h                         |     1 +  include/tig/view.h                          |     1 +  src/blame.c                                 |    34 +-  src/diff.c                                  |    45 +-  src/display.c                               |    21 +-  src/draw.c                                  |    21 +-  src/help.c                                  |   107 +-  src/keys.c                                  |    20 +-  src/main.c                                  |    32 +-  src/options.c                               |    12 +-  src/parse.c                                 |    29 +-  src/prompt.c                                |    56 +-  src/reflog.c                                |     4 +-  src/refs.c                                  |    42 +-  src/stage.c                                 |     9 +-  src/status.c                                |     2 +-  src/tig.c                                   |    37 +-  src/tree.c                                  |    27 +-  src/view.c                                  |    16 +  test/blame/blob-blame-test                  |    55 +  test/blame/default-test                     |    56 +-  test/blame/navigation-parent-test           |    58 +  test/diff/editor-test                       |     2 +  test/help/all-keybindings-test              |     7 +-  test/help/all-keybindings-test.expected     |    32 +-  test/help/default-test                      |    64 +-  test/help/user-command-test                 |     8 +-  test/main/escape-control-characters-test.in |   Bin 1725 -> 2201 bytes  test/main/filter-args-test                  |     2 +-  test/tigrc/env-vars-test                    |     5 +-  test/tigrc/parse-test                       |    18 +-  test/tigrc/source-test                      |    25 +-  test/tigrc/view-column-test                 |    39 +-  test/tigrc/width-test                       |     9 +-  test/tree/default-test                      |     2 +  tigrc                                       |    23 +-  57 files changed, 7932 insertions(+), 7428 deletions(-) Ilya Grigoriev (2):       Use correct line when using `:parent` in blame view  (#1372)       Open diff view from blame at the correct line (#1375) Johannes Altmanninger (1):       Use correct line from recursively blamed commit (#1370) Paul WK (3):       Add toggle options to help (#1381)       Add expand/collapse all options to help (#1382)       Update display after setting column option (#1384) Thomas Koutcher (19):       Update home page links       Initialise %(head) from command line arguments       Make $GIT_EDITOR value interpreted by the shell       Fix AppVeyor build       fix the incorrect line shift after stage file (#1371)       Add color for cursor in backgrounded view       Update Linux CI       Blame view now works without a working tree       Document how to get a `<` within TIG_SCRIPT       Allow to hide +/- signs in the diff view       Expand relevant sections only when opening the help view       Fix file mode diff header handling       Fix crash caused by too many diff cells       Introduce committer column       Fix issue with blame when using absolute file paths       Open the blame and blob views from diffstat       Update utf8proc to v2.11.0       Update NEWS       tig-2.6.0 -- Thomas Koutcher ``` ## Thomas Koutcher, 2026-06-13 18:02 Subject: [ANNOUNCE] tig-2.6.1 Message-ID: <1bdcbdb9-4198-41aa-a621-0676e9a20876@online.fr> In-Reply-To: <466060ab-ea6c-4c13-93f7-2de7a380429d@online.fr> ``` Hi, I am pleased to announce Tig version 2.6.1 which brings a security fix as well as some improvements and bugfixes. See the release notes below for a detailed list of changes. Thanks to everyone who contributed. What is Tig? ------------ Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for git. It functions mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also assist in staging changes for commit at chunk level and act as a pager for output from various Git commands. - Homepage: https://github.com/jonas/tig - Manual: https://www.mankier.com/7/tigmanual - Tarballs: https://github.com/jonas/tig/releases - Q&A: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/tig Release notes ------------- Security fixes: - Fix editor command injection vulnerability (only affects version 2.6.0). (#1432) Bug fixes: - Fix notes handling in the main view. (#1394) - Honor init_size in string_map_put_to(). - Reset view->parent both when switching and closing view. - Fix grep with revision argument. (#1398) - Minor tweaks to the blame view. - Fix repo info in bare repository with no HEAD. - Document `%(status)`. (#1406) - Update Cygwin build. - Fix "DU" conflicts showing as 'Staged changes' in the main view. (#471) - Ensure consistent blame view access from the blob view. - Fix compiler warning with glibc-2.43. - contrib: chocolate-theme: Fix cursor color in backgrounded view. (#1419) - Fix date for 'Not Committed Yet' changes. (#1423) - Fix slow tig status when given a subdirectory path. (#1424) - Handle pure file rename in the diff view. (#1426) Improvements: - Handle the NO_COLOR environment variable. (#1402) - Run tests against system's tig when SYSTEM_TIG=1. (#1400) - Support option append. (#1413) - Add an option to make the tree view recursive. - Enable direct blob edits in clean HEAD state. (#1415, #1416) Change summary -------------- The diffstat and log summary for changes made in this release. .gitignore | 1 + INSTALL.adoc | 50 ++----- Makefile | 36 +++-- NEWS.adoc | 38 ++++- README.adoc | 5 +- appveyor.yml | 2 +- compat/ansidecl.h | 137 +++++++++++------ compat/compat.h | 2 +- compat/hashtab.c | 141 +++++++++--------- compat/hashtab.h | 24 ++- compat/wordexp.c | 2 +- contrib/chocolate.theme.tigrc | 2 + ...ke-CYGWIN_NT-6.1 => config.make-CYGWIN_NT} | 17 +++ contrib/tig-completion.bash | 2 +- contrib/tig.cygport.in | 30 ++++ doc/manual.adoc | 2 +- doc/tig.1.adoc | 2 +- doc/tigrc.5.adoc | 17 ++- include/tig/apps.h | 2 +- include/tig/argv.h | 2 +- include/tig/blame.h | 2 +- include/tig/blob.h | 2 +- include/tig/diff.h | 2 +- include/tig/display.h | 2 +- include/tig/draw.h | 2 +- include/tig/git.h | 6 +- include/tig/graph.h | 2 +- include/tig/grep.h | 2 +- include/tig/help.h | 2 +- include/tig/io.h | 2 +- include/tig/keys.h | 2 +- include/tig/line.h | 4 +- include/tig/log.h | 2 +- include/tig/main.h | 3 +- include/tig/map.h | 2 +- include/tig/options.h | 14 +- include/tig/pager.h | 2 +- include/tig/parse.h | 2 +- include/tig/prompt.h | 2 +- include/tig/refdb.h | 2 +- include/tig/reflog.h | 2 +- include/tig/refs.h | 2 +- include/tig/repo.h | 2 +- include/tig/request.h | 2 +- include/tig/search.h | 2 +- include/tig/stage.h | 2 +- include/tig/stash.h | 2 +- include/tig/status.h | 2 +- include/tig/string.h | 2 +- include/tig/tig.h | 2 +- include/tig/tree.h | 2 +- include/tig/types.h | 2 +- include/tig/ui.h | 2 +- include/tig/util.h | 2 +- include/tig/view.h | 6 +- include/tig/watch.h | 2 +- src/apps.c | 2 +- src/argv.c | 2 +- src/blame.c | 18 ++- src/blob.c | 38 +++-- src/diff.c | 47 +++--- src/display.c | 35 ++++- src/draw.c | 2 +- src/graph-v1.c | 2 +- src/graph-v2.c | 2 +- src/graph.c | 2 +- src/grep.c | 31 +++- src/help.c | 2 +- src/io.c | 2 +- src/keys.c | 2 +- src/line.c | 5 +- src/log.c | 4 +- src/main.c | 14 +- src/map.c | 4 +- src/options.c | 45 ++++-- src/pager.c | 2 +- src/parse.c | 2 +- src/prompt.c | 2 +- src/refdb.c | 2 +- src/reflog.c | 2 +- src/refs.c | 2 +- src/repo.c | 10 +- src/request.c | 2 +- src/search.c | 2 +- src/stage.c | 2 +- src/stash.c | 2 +- src/status.c | 23 +-- src/string.c | 2 +- src/tig.c | 3 +- src/tree.c | 10 +- src/types.c | 2 +- src/ui.c | 2 +- src/util.c | 16 +- src/view.c | 2 +- src/watch.c | 2 +- test/blame/blob-blame-test | 2 +- test/blame/default-test | 8 +- test/blame/initial-diff-test | 2 +- test/blame/navigation-parent-test | 2 +- test/blame/revargs-test | 4 +- test/blame/start-on-line-test | 2 +- test/blame/stash-test | 4 +- test/grep/refspec-test | 59 ++++++++ test/main/filter-args-test | 2 +- test/status/file-filter-test | 80 ++++++++++ test/tigrc/append-option-test | 33 ++++ test/tools/libgit.sh | 2 +- test/tools/libtest.sh | 2 +- test/tools/show-results.sh | 2 +- test/tools/test-graph.c | 2 +- test/tree/recurse-test | 64 ++++++++ tigrc | 4 + tools/announcement.sh | 2 +- tools/doc-gen.c | 2 +- tools/header.h | 2 +- tools/install.sh | 2 +- tools/make-builtin-config.sh | 2 +- tools/release.sh | 2 +- tools/uninstall.sh | 2 +- 119 files changed, 873 insertions(+), 375 deletions(-) Karl Liang (1): support option append (#1413) Lee Garrett (1): Run tests against system's tig when SYSTEM_TIG=1 Marcel Holtmann (1): Fix compiler warning with glibc-2.43 Siddh Raman Pant (1): contrib: chocolate-theme: Fix cursor color in backgrounded view (#1419) Thomas Koutcher (23): Update manual link to point to mankier.com and remove link to Gitter Fix notes handling in the main view Update compat/hashtab.c with latest libiberty version Honor init_size in string_map_put_to() Reset view->parent both when switching and closing view Fix grep with revision argument Minor tweaks to the blame view Handle the NO_COLOR environment variable Bump copyright year to 2026 Fix repo info in bare repository with no HEAD Document %(status) Update Cygwin build Add an option to make the tree view recursive Fix "DU" conflicts showing as 'Staged changes' in the main view Use compat/wordexp with Cygwin Ensure consistent blame view access from the blob view Skip generating manual.pdf when running make doc Fix date for 'Not Committed Yet' changes Add new AI related trailers to default tigrc Handle pure file rename in the diff view Fix editor command injection vulnerability Update NEWS tig-2.6.1 phpmac (1): Enable direct blob edits in clean HEAD state (#1416) apawn (1): Fix slow tig status when given a subdirectory path (#1424) -- Thomas Koutcher ```