vim-signify

Or just: sy

Sy shows all added, deleted and modified lines since the last commit via Vim its sign column. It supports several version control systems.

It's fast, highly configurable and well documented.

Features:

• supports git, mercurial, darcs, bazaar, subversion, cvs

• quick jumping between changed lines

• apart from signs there is also optional line highlighting

• fully configurable through global variables (options and mappings)

• optional preserving of signs from other plugins

• you can toggle the plugin per buffer

• exception lists for filetypes and filenames

• good documentation

• quick developer response! :-)

Limits exist only in your mind! Vim on!

Sign explanation

+

A new line was added. The sign is shown on the same line as the new line.

_

A line was deleted. The sign is shown on the line above the deleted line. Special case: The first line was deleted. In this case the sign is shown on the same line.

!

A line was changed. Something was changed, but the amount of lines stayed the same. The sign is shown on the same line.

!_

A line was changed and one or more of the lines below were deleted. A combination of ! and _. The sign is shown on the same line.

Longer introduction

supports git, mercurial, darcs, bazaar, subversion, cvs

This plugin is based on the diffing features of the supported version control systems. Since not all VCS support the same options, sometimes we have to fall back to the 'diff' executable.

Current the following VCS are supported:

• git
• mercurial (hg)
• bazaar (bzr)
• darcs
• subversion (svn)
• cvs

Note: CVS detection is disabled by default, because it can lead to considerable delay if the current repo is not a CVS one and the environment variable $CVSROOT is set nevertheless because a remote connection could be made.

quick jumping between changed lines

There are mappings for jumping forth and back between changed lines (so-called hunks). The following example shows the default mappings and how to change them:

let g:signify_mapping_next_hunk = '<leader>gj'
let g:signify_mapping_prev_hunk = '<leader>gk'

Note: In case you don't know about the mapleader, have a look at :h mapleader. The default is the '' button.

apart from signs there is also optional line highlighting

Sy shows you signs for changed lines. Moveover, you can enable highlighting of the concerned lines:

let g:signify_mapping_toggle_highlight = '<leader>gh'

You can also change the highlighting classes for these lines. The defaults are:

let g:signify_line_color_add    = 'DiffAdd'
let g:signify_line_color_delete = 'DiffDelete'
let g:signify_line_color_change = 'DiffChange'

you can toggle the plugin per buffer

In case you want to disable the plugin for the current buffer, you can toggle it:

let g:signify_mapping_toggle = '<leader>gt'

exception lists for filetypes and filenames

If you want to disable Sy for certain kinds of filename or file types, you explicitely have to create exception lists:

Example:

let g:signify_exceptions_filetype = [ 'vim', 'c' ]
let g:signify_exceptions_filename = [ '.vimrc' ]

good documentation

You should know by now!

Installation

I suggest using tpope's plain and awesome pathogen:

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen

Afterwards, just clone vim-signify into ~/.vim/bundle/.

Usage

:h signify

Configuration

For more info: :h signify-options

let g:signify_mapping_next_hunk = '<leader>gn'
let g:signify_mapping_prev_hunk = '<leader>gp'

let g:signify_mapping_toggle_highlight = '<leader>gh'
let g:signify_mapping_toggle           = '<leader>gt'

let g:signify_exceptions_filetype = [ 'vim', 'c' ]
let g:signify_exceptions_filename = [ '.vimrc' ]

let g:signify_sign_overwrite = 1

let g:signify_sign_add               = '+'
let g:signify_sign_delete            = '-'
let g:signify_sign_change            = '*'
let g:signify_sign_delete            = '-'
let g:signify_sign_delete_first_line = '‾'

let g:signify_sign_color_guifg_add      = '#00ff00'
let g:signify_sign_color_guifg_delete   = '#ff0000'
let g:signify_sign_color_guifg_change   = '#ffff00'
let g:signify_sign_color_guibg          = '#111111'

let g:signify_sign_color_ctermfg_add    = 2
let g:signify_sign_color_ctermfg_delete = 1
let g:signify_sign_color_ctermfg_change = 3
let g:signify_sign_color_ctermbg        = 0

let g:signify_sign_color_group_add    = 'MyAdd'
let g:signify_sign_color_group_delete = 'MyDelete'
let g:signify_sign_color_group_change = 'MyChange'

let g:signify_line_color_add    = 'DiffAdd'
let g:signify_line_color_delete = 'DiffDelete'
let g:signify_line_color_change = 'DiffChange'

let g:signify_enable_cvs = 1

let g:signify_cursorhold_normal = 1
let g:signify_cursorhold_insert = 1

Author

Marco Hinz <mh.codebro@gmail.com>

License

Copyright © 2013 Marco Hinz. Revised BSD license.