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Re: [PATCH] interactive: add interactive command helper

From
Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 2, 2026, 14:46 UTC
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On Sat, Aug 01, 2026 at 11:25:48PM -0400, shrimech wrote:
> Git does not provide a simple interactive entry point for common working-tree and history operations.
> 
> Add a new git interactive command that presents a terminal menu for common operations, including status, adding changed files, log, graph output, branch listing, and help.
>

Git comes with built-in GUI tools in git-gui and gitk. Also there are several third-party frontends[1] available for Git. Why add another built-in interactive interface instead of modify or adding to what already exists?

[1] https://git-scm.com/tools/guis
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> diff --git a/git-interactive b/git-interactive
> new file mode 100755
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..980a21c967d02ab121a54ee586cc9de4a98aa725
> GIT binary patch
>
I think including this binary patch was a mistake?
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  2. Michael MontalboAug 2, 2026
  3. Kristoffer HaugsbakkAug 4, 2026
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