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I've installed git-gui tool via sudo apt-get install git-gui. But how do I start it? Trying with search or git-gui command did not find and UI tool for Git.

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  • Shouldn't git already have git-gui built in? It says so at git-scm.com/downloads/guis
    – faizal
    Jul 13, 2014 at 14:48
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    @faizal: It really depends on how the debian maintainers decided to package git, take a look at the list of binary packages created from the git source package Jul 13, 2014 at 15:53
  • @SylvainPineau ahh that makes sense. I guess installing git-all would have installed git-gui along with all the other packages related to git.
    – faizal
    Jul 13, 2014 at 16:24
  • I usually start Git Gui via gitk, there is a menu option under File->Start Git Gui. Nice and seamless integration of two graphical Git tools on Linux.
    – Matt
    Nov 17, 2020 at 17:45

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Type git citool to start git-gui.

If it gives the error: git: 'citool' is not a git command, just install the following package: git-gui

sudo apt-get install git-gui
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    this gives me the error : git: 'citool' is not a git command.
    – faizal
    Jul 13, 2014 at 14:49
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    Just install the following package: git-gui, sudo apt-get install git-gui Jul 13, 2014 at 15:50
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    git gui works for me. Mar 12, 2015 at 14:29
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    This gave me error git: 'citool' is not a git command. See 'git --help'. May 8, 2015 at 9:40
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    @LuzanBaral: Please install the following packages: sudo apt-get install git-gui gitk May 8, 2015 at 10:04
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Typing it without the dash/hyphen should work:

git gui

instead of git-gui.

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    If that doesn't work, run sudo apt-get install git-gui first. apt-get install git does not install git gui.
    – wisbucky
    Oct 13, 2017 at 22:03
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In terminal type :

git gui citool

Make one commit and return to the shell when it is complete. This command returns a non-zero exit code if the window was closed in any way other than by making a commit.

 git gui citool --amend

Automatically enter the Amend Last Commit mode of the interface.

git gui citool --nocommit

Behave as normal citool, but instead of making a commit simply terminate with a zero exit code. It still checks that the index does not contain any unmerged entries, so you can use it as a GUI version of git-mergetool.

Reference Site

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  • The reference site says git gui is actually maintained as an independent project, but stable versions are distributed as part of the Git suite for the convenience of end users. So is it really required to install git-gui or should i get it automatically inside git? I have done apt-get install git on my Ubuntu, but the git gui citool does not run. I get the error git: 'gui' is not a git command.
    – faizal
    Jul 13, 2014 at 14:52
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    u need to install git-gui, use sudo apt-get install git-gui and then just enter command git gui, everything will work fine.
    – shruti
    May 12, 2015 at 9:21

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