fileviewer for .git-directories

Question

I tried to view git status %d wenn the cursor is on a .git/-directory. The last lines with fileviewer from my vifmrc:

" preview directories
fileviewer .git/               git status %d
fileviewer .*/,*/              /usr/bin/tree --noreport -F -L 3 -a %c, /usr/bin/tree --noreport -F -a %c

The git status %d shows in :view, but only wenn I switch to the pane with the preview. If I switch back to the pane (which contains the .git/-folder the preview shows only [...]. Any hints how to solve this issue?

Answer 1

The issue seems to be caused by git status updating modification time of .git directory, which causes Vifm to run git status over and over again. %pu macro can be used to disable caching and avoid the loop (cache tracks file modification to know when preview is outdated):

fileviewer .git/               git status %d %pu

Comments

Thanks a lot. It works - now it's time for me to reread the "Command macros"-section of the helpfile