Show HN: Gmap: A fast command-line tool to explore Git activity

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2 points by seeyebe 18 hours ago

Hey folks,

I just released a new CLI tool called gmap, built in Rust, focused on exploring Git history visually and efficiently from your terminal.

Highlights: • Heatmap view: weekly commit activity with churn and delta stats • Filetype breakdown: see which file extensions are most active • Authorship insight: per-week top contributors • Timeline and trends: sparkline and stats over time • TUI mode (–tui): navigate interactively, search, filter, view stats • Export mode: get all Git stats as JSON for further processing

Install with:

cargo install gmap

Or check it out here: https://github.com/seeyebe/gmap

Let me know what you think. Feedback welcome!

fartbagxp 6 hours ago

This is darn neat!

I installed this via mise. `mise use ubi:seeyebe/gmap --global`. I noticed I had to run `gmap heat` to generate a cache folder and db locally before running `gmap heat tui`, otherwise nothing shows up.

It's scary to have the cache folder locally because I could accidently check that in if I don't place it in a .gitignore; is there a better way to handle something like that?