i can firmly say that installing emacs and doom emacs is well worth it solely for the magit interface. simply phenomonal.
if you know the bare basics of emacs(like a few file commands and how to exit), magit and vim that is a huge productivity win. magit is simply the finest complete git gui that does most things seamlessly.
simple workflow
in the project dir
$ emacs
spc-g-g to enter magit
? shows help(and every command pops up a menu with options)
j/k to navigate lines up and down
s and u to stage and unstage chunks of text/files/lines
x to delete something
cc to initiate a commit
edit the commit message
ctrl-c ctrl-c commit.
ctrl-c ctrl-c abort commit
q or escape goes back a "page" like from viewing the log to go back to the staging area
the trick is everything follows that basic form where [a-zA-Z] starts a command, pops up a menu and shows the next options but the general trend is that it usually is the same two letters. bb is checkout a branch and it usually pre-populates the thing you are on if that is applicable. ll is log this branch. la is log all branches and everything in the log is interactive.
So I just tried it out and it's noticeably more irritating than magit on first brush:
doesn't work well with vim plugins... need to go to insert mode to actually interact with it (might be configurable and fixable)
stuff that takes one keystroke on magit is clunkier in gitsavvy. tab in magit expands short diffs from the main status page where you can stage or unstage selections or get an overview of the changes. l to "inline diff" opens a diff in a new file whereas tab just opens and closes sections on the main dashboard. ctrl-jk move from chunk to chunk. enter opens the file to edit or more generally does an action like view the commit under the cursor if you are in a the log graph and q will "quit" out and pop the interaction back to the log graph.
it's hard to overstate just how well everything flows in magit and i've never heard anyone say anything bad about it other than something like I wish it wasn't tied to emacs. simply the best and most well thought out piece of software i've used.
edit: i'm just scratching the surface on what magit can do... literally everything is possible through the interface even one off git commands but almost everything is very easy and interactive from any point in the interface
if you know the bare basics of emacs(like a few file commands and how to exit), magit and vim that is a huge productivity win. magit is simply the finest complete git gui that does most things seamlessly.
simple workflow
in the project dir
$ emacs
spc-g-g to enter magit
? shows help(and every command pops up a menu with options)
j/k to navigate lines up and down
s and u to stage and unstage chunks of text/files/lines
x to delete something
cc to initiate a commit
edit the commit message
ctrl-c ctrl-c commit.
ctrl-c ctrl-c abort commit
q or escape goes back a "page" like from viewing the log to go back to the staging area
the trick is everything follows that basic form where [a-zA-Z] starts a command, pops up a menu and shows the next options but the general trend is that it usually is the same two letters. bb is checkout a branch and it usually pre-populates the thing you are on if that is applicable. ll is log this branch. la is log all branches and everything in the log is interactive.
it's pretty magical.