make GitX open via Terminal for the repo laying at the current path

Question

I usually start gitx via the terminal command

$ gitx

Normally, when I'm at /path/to/repo as pwd in terminal, gitx was opening that repos log. I don't know if it was an update or if I changed some settings, but since some time, gitx opens blank, when i hit the command. I googled, and couldn't find. How do I get gitx to open the repo of the directory, I'm in at that moment?

Thanks!

Klusek

you might consider changing the accepted answer now that the latter has received more votes (and is an easier solution than the former) – Ichthyic

Answer 1

Open terminal, navigate to the site directory and type this at the prompt:

$ open -a GitX .

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To make this change permanent, open your local .bashrc file:

$ vi ~/.bashrc

Add the following alias wherever you like:

alias gitx='open -a GitX .'

Save and exit, then reload the profile:

$ source ~/.bashrc

All done :) Now you should be able to just type gitx in the repo directory (in terminal) and voila, hope it helps.

Cogitation

Consider updating your answer. – Propositus

Answer 2

There is a menu option for this in GitX.

GitX / Enable Terminal Usage…

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@Maitreya It is, now that GitX added this option. – Cogitation

Please, pay attention that gitx itself does it by symlinking to binary from /usr/local/bin which looks better and more universal than recommended answer – Whosoever