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What are the best CLI based Git clients for Mac?

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4 Options Considered	Price	Platforms	License
88 Git	0	–	–
-- Tig	0	–	–
-- Magit (via Emacs)	-	Any supported by Emacs (Linux, Windows,macOS,*BSD...)	GPLv3
-- vim-fugitive	-	–	–
-- Magit (Emacs plugin)	free	–	–

Git

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Fast and straightforward

There's no additional layer of abstraction. See More

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Recalling is more difficult than recognizing

Although there's autocompletion for commands, it still requires recalling at least the beginning of a command while all that's required using a GUI is recognizing the desired outcome. See More

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It's Git.

If you want to perform advanced operations, there may be no alternatives. See More

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Best community support

Since most devs invoke git via CLI there's a higher chance of getting an answer to a CLI based git problem than a GUI-based. See More

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Gives a better understanding of how git functions

By using the git from the command line, it's possible to learn how it functions and how to get the desired result. See More

Tig

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Fast

Opens huge repos without a problem. See More

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Available in Linux repos

Available in almost all major Linux repos: apt/yum/whatever install tig. See More

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Available in Homebrew

Can easily be installed with homebrew simply by running brew install tig See More

Magit (via Emacs)

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Easy to fix diffs

Since it's integrated with Emacs, diffs are very easy to fix. You can jump right to any file you want to fix as soon as it comes up in the logs or in the status view. See More

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Useful only for people who use Emacs

Magit is only useful if your text editor of choice is Emacs. It wouldn't really make any sense to open up emacs just to run Magit if you use another editor. See More

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Uninterrupted workflow for common tasks

Simple tasks, such as commits, can quickly be made without leaving the editor. See More

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Easy to remember mnemonics

You can easily learn the mnemonics for the most common tasks and use them to your advantage to speed up your workflow. See More

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Blame information can be viewed inline with the file

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Better visualization and interactive workflow

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Multiple buffers are used to show contextual information

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Powerful rebasing

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Available in Homebrew

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Platforms:Any supported by Emacs (Linux, Windows,macOS,*BSD...)

vim-fugitive

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Poor documentation

The documentation is rather poor and not very helpful. See More

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Uninterrupted workflow for common tasks

Simple tasks, such as commits, can quickly be made without leaving the editor. See More

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Great visualization and interactive workflow

The visualization and workflow are great in fugitive. You can do side-by-side or even intra-line diffs all without having to leave your text editor. See More

Magit (Emacs plugin)

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