*signify.txt* Use the sign column to show all kinds of things. *signify* ___ __ __ /'___\ ____/\_\ __ ___ /\_\/\ \__/ __ __ /',__\/\ \ /'_ `\ /' _ `\/\ \ \ ,__\/\ \/\ \ /\__, `\ \ \/\ \L\ \/\ \/\ \ \ \ \ \_/\ \ \_\ \ \/\____/\ \_\ \____ \ \_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ \/`____ \ \/___/ \/_/\/___L\ \/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/ `/___/> \ /\____/ /\___/ \_/__/ \/__/ Reference Manual ============================================================================== CONTENTS *signify-contents* 1.Intro..........................................|signify-intro| 2.Usage..........................................|signify-usage| 3.Options........................................|signify-options| 4.Commands.......................................|signify-commands| 4.Mappings.......................................|signify-mappings| 5.Colors.........................................|signify-colors| 6.Author.........................................|signify-author| 7.Credits........................................|signify-credits| 8.License........................................|signify-license| ============================================================================== 1. Intro *signify-intro* Signify, or just sy for short, is an quite unobtrusive plugin. If there is information about changes (in form of patch hunks) since the last commit, they will be shown on the left side in Vim's sign column. Easy-peasy! ============================================================================== 2. Usage *signify-usage* The usage is pretty straight-forward. By default you should only notice a difference, if you're working in a directory that is managed by a supported version control system: - git - mercurial - darcs - bzr - subversion - cvs - rcs - fossil - accurev Sign explanation: + This indicates a new line. _1 This indicates the number of deleted lines. If the number is larger than 9, a > will be shown instead. ! This indicates a changed line. !1 This indicates a changed line and a number of lines below that were deleted. It is a combination of ! and _. If the number is larger than 9, a > will be shown instead. ‾ This is used instead of _ in the special case of the first line being removed. ============================================================================== 3. Options *signify-options* Put these variables into your vimrc. The provided examples also indicate the default values, as long as no "Default:" section is given. ============- let g:signify_vcs_list = [ 'git', 'hg' ] Default: ['git', 'hg', 'svn', 'darcs', 'bzr', 'fossil', 'cvs', 'rcs', 'accurev', 'perforce'] This variable determines the VCS to check for and in what order. If you only use git and mercurial, you can shorten the list to the shown example. If you use mostly mercurial and only sometimes git, put 'hg' in the front of the list. It's basically a priority list. This can improve buffer loading time since by default all supported VCS will be checked for, so you are advised to change this variable to your needs. NOTE: This only happens once the first time signs get updated. Afterwards, the VCS will be remembered anyway. NOTE: If you don't change this list and Sy is activated, updating signs for a non-VCS file can lead to significant delay since all supported VCS will be tested for. ============- let g:signify_disable_by_default = 0 Don't run Sy by default. You can toggle it anytime via :SignifyToggle. ============- let g:signify_mapping_next_hunk = 'gj' let g:signify_mapping_prev_hunk = 'gk' Mapping for jumping to the start of the next or previous hunk. Alternatively, you can also map it yourself: nmap gj (signify-next-jump) nmap gk (signify-prev-jump) There is no difference between both variants. ============- let g:signify_mapping_toggle_highlight = 'gh' Mapping for toggling line highlighting for lines containing changes. ============- let g:signify_mapping_toggle = 'gt' Mapping for toggling the plugin for the current buffer only. ============- let g:signify_skip_filetype = { 'vim': 1, 'c': 1 } let g:signify_skip_filename = { '/home/user/.vimrc': 1 } Don't activate the plugin for these filetypes and/or filenames. NOTE: Filenames have to be absolute paths. Default: Both are empty. ============- let g:signify_sign_overwrite = 1 Overwrite signs set by other plugins by default. Setting this to zero comes with a very small performance penalty since other signs have to be managed every time Sy sets/removes its own. ============- let g:signify_update_on_bufenter = 0 Update signs when entering a buffer that was modified. NOTE: This also saves the buffer to disk! ============- let g:signify_update_on_focusgained = 0 Update signs when Vim gains focus. NOTE: This also saves the buffer to disk! ============- let g:signify_line_highlight = 0 Enable line highlighting in addition to using signs by default. ============- let g:signify_sign_add = '+' let g:signify_sign_change = '!' let g:signify_sign_delete = '_' let g:signify_sign_delete_first_line = '‾' The sign to use if a line was added, deleted or changed or a combination of these. ============- let g:signify_cursorhold_normal = 0 let g:signify_cursorhold_insert = 0 Additionally trigger sign updates in normal or insert mode after 'updatetime' miliseconds without any keypresses. This fires only once between keypresses, thus not every 'updatetime' miliseconds. NOTE: This also saves the buffer to disk! ============- let g:signify_difftool = 'gnudiff' This will avoid the attempt to find the proper diff tool for version control systems that rely on an external diff tool that supports the -U0 flag. These are: svn, bzr, darcs, fossil. Otherwise 'diff' will be used. Default: Does not exist. ============- let g:signify_diffoptions = { 'git': '-w', 'hg': '-w' } This will pass the given additional options to the selected VCS diff command. Default: Does not exist. ============================================================================== 4. Commands *signify-commands* 4. Mappings *signify-mappings* :SignifyToggle Toggle the plugin for the current buffer only. Default mapping: gt ============- :SignifyToggleHighlight Toggle line highlighting for lines containing changes. Default mapping: gh ============================================================================== 5. Colors *signify-colors* This plugin defines highlighting groups for two different places: for lines and signs. Per default these don't really exist but are linked to the standard highlighting groups: DiffAdd, DiffChange, DiffDelete: highlight link SignifyLineAdd DiffAdd highlight link SignifyLineChange DiffChange highlight link SignifyLineDelete DiffDelete highlight link SignifySignAdd DiffAdd highlight link SignifySignChange DiffChange highlight link SignifySignDelete DiffDelete Thus if you do not want to change the standard highlighting groups, but want different colors for either your signs or lines, you can define one of these 6 Signify groups yourself in your vimrc. Personally I use (256 colors terminal): " highlight lines in Sy and vimdiff etc.) highlight DiffAdd cterm=bold ctermbg=none ctermfg=119 highlight DiffDelete cterm=bold ctermbg=none ctermfg=167 highlight DiffChange cterm=bold ctermbg=none ctermfg=227 " highlight signs in Sy highlight SignifySignAdd cterm=bold ctermbg=237 ctermfg=119 highlight SignifySignDelete cterm=bold ctermbg=237 ctermfg=167 highlight SignifySignChange cterm=bold ctermbg=237 ctermfg=227 For Unix people there is a small script, showcolors.bash, in the repo that shows all 256 colors available to the terminal. That makes picking the right numbers much easier. ============================================================================== 6. About the author *signify-author* My nick on Freenode IRC is mhi^. For latest developments: https://github.com/mhinz If you use any of my plugins, star it on github. This is a great way of getting feedback! Same for issues or feature requests. Thank you for flying mhi airlines. Get the Vim on! You can also follow me on Twitter: @_mhinz_ ============================================================================== 7. Credits *signify-credits* People who contributed to sy. Format: Person (Github account) Jeremy Mack (mutewinter) Chong Li (chongli) Robin Munn (rmunn) Martin Hoch (rtwo) fritzophrenic (Ben Fritz) Morgan Fouesneau (mfouesneau) Zhao Cai (zhaocai) Otto Modinos (otommod) Ryan Kois (kid-icarus) Jon Kinney (j2fly) Israel Chauca Fuentes (Raimondi) ============================================================================== 8. Licence *signify-license* MIT license. Copyright (c) 2013 Marco Hinz. vim: tw=78