What are the best CLI based Git clients for Mac?

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Best CLI based Git clients for Mac?	Price	Platforms	License
88 Git	0	-	-
-- Tig	0	-	-
-- Magit (via Emacs)	-	Any supported by Emacs (Linux, Windows,macOS,*BSD...)	GPLv3
-- vim-fugitive	-	-	-

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What are the best CLI based Git clients for Mac?

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Git

My Recommendation for Git

My Recommendation for Git

Fast and straightforward

Recalling is more difficult than recognizing

Gives a better understanding of how git functions

Best community support

It's Git.

Tig

My Recommendation for Tig

My Recommendation for Tig

Available in Homebrew

Steeper barrier to entry as compared to a GUI solution

Allows you to stay in the terminal

Works on any platform

Available in Linux repos

Vim-like bindings

Fast

Magit (via Emacs)

My Recommendation for Magit (via Emacs)

My Recommendation for Magit (via Emacs)

Easy to fix diffs

Useful only for people who use Emacs

Uninterrupted workflow for common tasks

Easy to remember mnemonics

Blame information can be viewed inline with the file

Better visualization and interactive workflow

Multiple buffers are used to show contextual information

Powerful rebasing

Available in Homebrew

vim-fugitive

My Recommendation for vim-fugitive

My Recommendation for vim-fugitive

Uninterrupted workflow for common tasks

Poor documentation

Great visualization and interactive workflow

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Magit (Emacs plugin)

My Recommendation for Magit (Emacs plugin)

My Recommendation for Magit (Emacs plugin)

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