Similar to ctrl+c, ctrl+d can now be used to exit the program. To avoid accidental exit, ctrl+d must be pressed twice in relatively quick succession (same as ctrl+c).
Following common UX pattern, ctrl+d will be ignored when the input prompt is non-empty. This behavior is similar to how most shell (bash/zsh) behaves. To support this, I had to refactor so that text buffer is initialized outside of the InputPrompt component and instead do it on the main App component to allow input controller to have access to check the content of the text buffer.
# Add .gitignore-Aware File Filtering to gemini-cli
This pull request introduces .gitignore-based file filtering to the gemini-cli, ensuring that git-ignored files are automatically excluded from file-related operations and suggestions throughout the CLI. The update enhances usability, reduces noise from build artifacts and dependencies, and provides new configuration options for fine-tuning file discovery.
Key Improvements
.gitignore File Filtering
All @ (at) commands, file completions, and core discovery tools now honor .gitignore patterns by default.
Git-ignored files (such as node_modules/, dist/, .env, and .git) are excluded from results unless explicitly overridden.
The behavior can be customized via a new fileFiltering section in settings.json, including options for:
Turning .gitignore respect on/off.
Adding custom ignore patterns.
Allowing or excluding build artifacts.
Configuration & Documentation Updates
settings.json schema extended with fileFiltering options.
Documentation updated to explain new filtering controls and usage patterns.
Testing
New and updated integration/unit tests for file filtering logic, configuration merging, and edge cases.
Test coverage ensures .gitignore filtering works as intended across different workflows.
Internal Refactoring
Core file discovery logic refactored for maintainability and extensibility.
Underlying tools (ls, glob, read-many-files) now support git-aware filtering out of the box.
Co-authored-by: N. Taylor Mullen <ntaylormullen@google.com>
This change adds keybinding support for:
- `Ctrl+B`: Moves the cursor backward one character.
- `Ctrl+F`: Moves the cursor forward one character.
- `Alt+Left Arrow`: Moves the cursor backward one word.
- `Alt+Right Arrow`: Moves the cursor forward one word.
Closes b/411469305.
- Implements a toggleable shell mode, removing the need to prefix every command with `!`.
- Users can now enter and exit shell mode by typing `!` as the first character in an empty input prompt.
- The input prompt visually indicates active shell mode with a distinct color and `! ` prefix.
- Shell command history items (`user_shell`) are now visually differentiated from regular user messages.
- This provides a cleaner and more streamlined user experience for frequent shell interactions.
Fixes https://b.corp.google.com/issues/418509745
New keybindings in the main input prompt (when auto-suggestions are not active):
- `Ctrl+L`: Clears the entire screen.
- `Ctrl+A`: Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current input line.
- `Ctrl+E`: Moves the cursor to the end of the current input line.
- `Ctrl+P`: Navigates to the previous command in the input history.
- `Ctrl+N`: Navigates to the next command in the input history.
In the multiline text editor (e.g., when editing a previous message):
- `Ctrl+K`: Deletes text from the current cursor position to the end of the line ("kill line right").
- Refactors history display using Ink's <Static> component to prevent flickering and improve performance by rendering completed items statically.
- Introduces ConsolePatcher component to capture and display console.log, console.warn, and console.error output within the Ink UI, addressing native handling issues.
- Introduce a new content splitting mechanism to work better for static items. Basically when content gets too long we will now split content into multiple blocks for Gemini messages to ensure that we can statically cache larger pieces of history.
Fixes:
- https://b.corp.google.com/issues/411450097
- https://b.corp.google.com/issues/412716309
- This utilizes `ink-gradient` to render GEMINI CODE in amazing colors.
- Added a shared color configuration for UX (should this be in config?). It's very possible that we shouldn't be talking about the specific colors and instead be mentioning "foreground"/"background"/inlineCode etc. type colors.
- Updated existing color usages to utilize `Colors.*`
Fixes https://b.corp.google.com/issues/411385593
* Starting to move a lot of code into packages/server
* More of the massive refactor, builds and runs, some issues though.
* Fixing outstanding issue with double messages.
* Fixing a minor UI issue.
* Fixing the build post-merge.
* Running formatting.
* Addressing comments.
This commit introduces the initial codebase for the Gemini Code CLI, a command-line interface designed to facilitate interaction with the Gemini API for software engineering tasks.
The code was migrated from a previous git repository as a single squashed commit.
Core Features & Components:
* **Gemini Integration:** Leverages the `@google/genai` SDK to interact with the Gemini models, supporting chat history, streaming responses, and function calling (tools).
* **Terminal UI:** Built with Ink (React for CLIs) providing an interactive chat interface within the terminal, including input prompts, message display, loading indicators, and tool interaction elements.
* **Tooling Framework:** Implements a robust tool system allowing Gemini to interact with the local environment. Includes tools for:
* File system listing (`ls`)
* File reading (`read-file`)
* Content searching (`grep`)
* File globbing (`glob`)
* File editing (`edit`)
* File writing (`write-file`)
* Executing bash commands (`terminal`)
* **State Management:** Handles the streaming state of Gemini responses and manages the conversation history.
* **Configuration:** Parses command-line arguments (`yargs`) and loads environment variables (`dotenv`) for setup.
* **Project Structure:** Organized into `core`, `ui`, `tools`, `config`, and `utils` directories using TypeScript. Includes basic build (`tsc`) and start scripts.
This initial version establishes the foundation for a powerful CLI tool enabling developers to use Gemini for coding assistance directly in their terminal environment.
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Created by yours truly: __Gemini Code__
Seth Troisi
Billy Biggs
Brandon Keiji
Jacob Richman
Abhi
Daniel Lee
cperry-goog
Miguel Solorio
Marat Boshernitsan
Keith Ballinger
Tommaso Sciortino
Allen Hutchison
Olcan
Taylor Mullen
DeWitt Clinton
Miguel Solorio
Evan Senter
Tyler
Jaana Dogan