Git integration in Helix for an IDE like experience?

A short tutorial on integrating Git with a custom keybinding in the Helix editor.
Config Gist: gist.github.com/lavafroth/c5b...
Official docs for key remapping: docs.helix-editor.com/remappi...

[@lavafroth]

With helix being a recent editor, what hidden or undocumented feature have you come across?
Config Gist: gist.github.com/lavafroth/c5b01984fcd58f26911bd42e43d29289
Official docs for key remapping: docs.helix-editor.com/remapping.html

[@kalthun8318]

The idea to use the multi-command is brilliant. I have been slowly setting up a full IDE in helix and I had no idea this was possible.

[@yeyee2418]

Oh wow I didn't know you can do that using insert-output. Thanks! 😋

[@thatguynar]

This is actually pretty cool. I usually just have another terminal window or a zellij tab for lazygit but this is even better.

[@forloopcodes]

Crazy

[@swastikacharyya]

Thanks for this and you have a new subscriber

[@UliTroyo]

Oh! This is super useful, thanks!

[@PacificBird]

Absolutely awesome

[@alpomb4628]

This is amazing

[@rickdixon1928]

Thanks for this vid. Now, all I have to do is figure out how to get emacs's magit to work in a tty like lazygit does and I will have my favorite git front-end in helix. :D

[@Aceu_]

it crashes when you want to edit a file with helix through lazygit
When typing "e" on a file it freezes

[@lavafroth]

Good catch, yes. If you try to edit the file, lazygit will try to spawn helix inside helix. Since this is more of a hacky way to integrate lazygit, you might have to get back to helix to edit the file for now.

[@wetfloo]

I need to know what font this is

[@vacagonzalo]

nice

[@simplegamer6660]

I'm getting an error when trying to execute the ":insert-output lazygit" command. Any ideas how to fix it?

[@lavafroth]

Consider using the full path to the lazygit binary. Also, I'm assuming that you have lazygit is installed. I'm using NixOS, so I configure it like so: github.com/lavafroth/dotfiles/blob/main/hosts/default/helix.nix

[@simplegamer6660]

@@lavafroth everything worked after setting the full path, thanks!

[@plutack]

Why doesn't esc work to exit rather q?

[@lavafroth]

That's a lazygit specific keybinding unrelated to helix or this integration but I'm sure there's a way to change it in the configs for lazygit.

[@rocketsamiyou]

Can I use gitui ?

[@lavafroth]

yes!

[@rocketsamiyou]

@@lavafroth after replacing lazygit with gitui, any time i press Ctrl+g, helix freeze and i wait for about 20 seconds and nothing happens.
cab you share me how it works ? thanks

[@borisoid]

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