GIT-CITOOL(1) Git Manual GIT-CITOOL(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

git-citool - Graphical alternative to git-commit

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
git citool
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

A Tcl/Tk based graphical interface to review modified files, stage them into the index, enter a commit message and record the new commit onto the current branch. This interface is an alternative to the less interactive *git commit* program.

*git citool* is actually a standard alias for **git** **gui** **citool**. See [**git-gui**(1)](/man/os/git/git-gui.1) for more details.

# [GIT](#GIT)

Part of the [**git**(1)](/man/os/git/git.1) suite

2026-09-27 Git 2.56.0

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Document: git-citool(1) from git 2.56.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
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