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Git Workflow Cheatsheet

Quick Reference

Key Action
<leader>gd Open diff view
<leader>gD Close diff view
<leader>gf File history
<leader>gB Toggle blame
<leader>gpl List PRs
<leader>gpc Create PR

Viewing Changes

Diffview

<leader>gd    Open diff view (staged + unstaged)
<leader>gD    Close diff view
<leader>gf    Current file history
<leader>gF    Branch history
<leader>gm    Compare to origin/main
<leader>gM    Compare to origin/master

In Diffview File Panel

Important: Staging keys only work when focused on the file panel (left side).

j/k           Navigate files
<cr>          Open file diff
-             Stage/unstage file (must be in file panel)
S             Stage all files
U             Unstage all files
X             Revert file changes
<tab>         Toggle file panel visibility
<leader>e     Focus file panel
<leader>b     Toggle file panel
R             Refresh file list
g?            Show help

Note: Use <leader>gd (not <leader>gf) to open diffview with staging capabilities. File history (<leader>gf) is read-only.

Blame

<leader>gB    Toggle inline blame
<leader>go    Open commit in browser
<leader>gy    Copy commit URL

Staging & Committing (Gitsigns)

]h            Next hunk
[h            Previous hunk
<leader>ghs   Stage hunk
<leader>ghr   Reset hunk
<leader>ghS   Stage buffer
<leader>ghu   Undo stage hunk
<leader>ghp   Preview hunk
<leader>ghb   Blame line

Pull Requests (Octo)

Listing & Navigation

<leader>gpl   List PRs
<leader>gpo   Checkout PR
<leader>gpb   Open PR in browser
<leader>gpd   Show PR diff

Creating & Managing

<leader>gpc   Create PR
<leader>gpr   Mark PR ready
<leader>gpm   Merge PR

Reviewing

<leader>grs   Start review
<leader>grr   Resume review
<leader>grc   Submit review
<leader>grd   Discard review

In PR Buffer

<leader>ca    Add comment
<leader>cd    Delete comment
<leader>sa    Approve
<leader>sc    Comment
<leader>sr    Request changes

Issues (Octo)

<leader>gil   List issues
<leader>gic   Create issue
<leader>gib   Open in browser

Common Workflows

Review a PR

  1. <leader>gpl - List PRs
  2. Select PR and press <cr>
  3. <leader>grs - Start review
  4. Navigate files, add comments
  5. <leader>grc - Submit review

Compare Branch to Main

  1. <leader>gm - Open diff vs main
  2. Review changes in split view
  3. <leader>gD - Close when done

Investigate File History

  1. <leader>gf - File history
  2. Navigate commits with j/k
  3. <cr> to view diff at commit
  4. <leader>gD - Close when done

Quick Blame Check

  1. <leader>gB - Toggle blame
  2. Line blame shows inline
  3. <leader>go - Open commit if needed
  4. <leader>gB - Toggle off