Terminal

Open the Terminal to use Git CLI commands while still viewing the graph.

To get started open up a repository and click the Terminal button in the toolbar or by searching for “terminal” in the command palette.

Terminal Commands

Git Commands and Auto-complete

Most Git commands are supported and will appear in the Terminal’s auto-complete suggestions, start typing git to see them.

Auto-complete suggestions will also appear for flags.

GK Commands

You can access GitKraken CLI specific commands by typing gkc.

As well as suggestions for additional parameters.

Different views can be accessed using the gkc CLI program in the Terminal:

• gkc panel: toggles the visualization panel. Also has parameters to reposition the panel top/bottom/left/right.
• gkc graph: shows the graph view. Same behavior as the gk panel, but additionally it will return to the graph if you’re in a different view, and has subcommands for toggling the graph columns with the keyboard.
• gkc history and gk blame: opens the history/blame panel for a specific file.
• gkc diff: shows changes between commits. If no SHAs are provided, it will use your WIP and HEAD. If only one SHA is provided, it will be compared with HEAD.
• gkc --help: shows the list of gk commands.

Terminal Preferences

Navigate to Preferences > Terminal to change your Terminal preferences.

Setting the default terminal on Mac and Linux

ZSH and Bash are currently supported for Mac and Linux. To switch shells you’ll need to set the new shell as default in your operating system settings and restart your computer for auto-complete to continue working as expected.

Setting the default terminal on Windows

PowerShell and Bash are currently supported for Windows. To switch shells, adjust the Default Terminal under Preferences > Terminal.