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Theme for gitweb

This is an alternative theme for gitweb (tested with git web interface version 2.0.4). It is strongly inspired by GitHub.

Fullsize screenshots available on kogakure.github.io/gitweb-theme.

Installation

The installation of this stylesheet is very easy:

  1. Clone the repository to a location of your choice git clone https://github.com/kogakure/gitweb-theme.git
  2. Run ./setup -vi --install and your gitweb will be themed!
    • If you are on Ubuntu, then the script will default to gitweb’s installation directory /usr/share/gitweb/.
    • If this is not where gitweb is located, then pass the directory to the script with the --target or -t option.
  3. Of course you can just copy them to the new location too.

If you see some missing things or errors, please create a ticket or fix it and send a pull request.

Configuration file

Did you know?

Updating Gitweb can be quite time consuming because you have to adjust your settings in the gitweb.cgi. You don’t have to!.

Create a file with the name gitweb_config.perl and put it into the same directory as gitweb.cgi.

In this file you write only your custom settings and they will override the settings in gitweb.cgi like this:

$GIT = "/bin/git";
$projectroot = "/www/git/repositories";
$project_maxdepth = 2009;
$home_link_str = "Projekte";
$projects_list_group_categories = 1;
$export_ok = "GITWEB_EXPORT_OK";
$feature{'avatar'}{'default'} = ['gravatar'];
$feature{'highlight'}{'default'} = [1];

Syntax highlighting

Optionally, you can enable syntax highlighting for your code. Install the highlight package with your package manager and add this line to /etc/gitweb.conf:

$feature{'highlight'}{'default'} = [1];

Gravatar support

You can enable Gravatar support with this line:

$feature{'avatar'}{'default'} = ['gravatar'];

Categories

Gitweb and this theme support categories, which can be enabled by the following gitweb config option:

$projects_list_group_categories = true;¬

The category name for each repository is read from .git/category, in the same manner as .git/description.

Setup Script

Usage:

This script will create symlinks to your gitweb install for themeing. The default location is /usr/share/gitweb unless set via -t or --target.

Options:

Parameter Description
-v, –verbose Verbose output
-i, –interactive Pauses for confirmation at each step
-t, –target Where to create the symlinks, gitweb installation path
-h, –help Shows this usage message
-V, –version Displays version information
–install Adds ‘.bak’ to original files and creates symlinks to theme files
–remove Deletes themed symlinks and restores the original files.
–repair Removes all theme files, then reinstalls

Licence

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Stefan Imhoff

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the ‘Software’), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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2026-05-15 gitswitch to svg mdi in tree view icons
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2026-05-04 gitdisable anti-aliasing for blob image view
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