How to open magit-status in full window

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I am using Magit to work with git in emacs. I have bound magit-status to a key, but every time I hit the key it opens in a split in lower half of the window and i have to hit C-x 1 to get it into a full window. How can I make it open in a full window by default?

score 31 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 25 '12 at 13:15

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(setq magit-status-buffer-switch-function 'switch-to-buffer)

or via customize:

M-x customize-variable RET magit-status-buffer-switch-function RET

edited Feb 25 '12 at 13:15

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answered Feb 25 '12 at 02:25

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Note that with current Magit, new buffer behavior is handled by `magit-display-buffer-function`. – Mathieu Marques Mar 16 '16 at 10:42
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That changes the command to `M-x` `customize-variable` `RET` `magit-display-buffer-function` `RET`. – young_souvlaki Mar 21 '21 at 15:26

score 23 · Answer 2 · edited May 08 '21 at 19:44

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For newer versions of Magit you can use this sanctioned snippet:

(setq magit-display-buffer-function #'magit-display-buffer-fullframe-status-v1)

I combine it with this to get a zen-like full window Git status after switching projects:

(setq projectile-switch-project-action 'magit-status)

edited May 08 '21 at 19:44

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answered Oct 04 '18 at 05:50

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That's actually the full frame, for full window, it's magit-display-buffer-same-window-except-diff-v1. – ergosys Dec 18 '18 at 23:04
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Thanks for adding the neat projectile addition! – Git.Coach Apr 26 '19 at 09:05
Anyway to keep the same buffers open upon exit? – Jacob Pavlock Sep 07 '20 at 02:57

Bob · Answer 3 · 2014-07-30T01:03:50.473

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Here is another way to achieve this:

(add-to-list 'same-window-regexps "\*magit: .*\*")

edited Jul 30 '14 at 01:03

answered Jul 30 '14 at 00:58

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jhrr · Answer 4 · 2014-02-20T17:31:50.540

This solution has the advantage that you can kill the fullscreen buffer in quit-window style:

(defadvice magit-status (around magit-fullscreen activate)
  (window-configuration-to-register :magit-fullscreen)
  ad-do-it
  (delete-other-windows))

(defadvice magit-mode-quit-window (after magit-restore-screen activate)
  "Restores the previous window configuration and kills the magit buffer"
  (jump-to-register :magit-fullscreen))

(define-key magit-status-mode-map (kbd "q") 'magit-mode-quit-window)

If you have an older version of magit then you might need to rename magit-mode-quit-window to magit-quit-window.

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 13 '16 at 15:57

Note! Newer versions of magit use the function, magit-display-buffer-function, and this can be harnessed to get the same behaviour. The following snippet will give you the desired, fullscreen, magit bounty.

(defun display-buffer-full-screen (buffer alist)
  (delete-other-windows)
  (set-window-dedicated-p nil nil)
  (set-window-buffer nil buffer)
  (get-buffer-window buffer))

(setq magit-display-buffer-function
      (lambda (buffer)
        (if magit-display-buffer-noselect
            (magit-display-buffer-traditional buffer)
          (display-buffer buffer '(display-buffer-full-screen)))))

score 3 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 25 '12 at 13:15

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I use this:

(defun my-magit-status ()
  "Don't split window."
  (interactive)
  (let ((pop-up-windows nil))
    (call-interactively 'magit-status)))

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achalk · Answer 7 · 2017-05-09T15:00:06.727

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Another option is to customize the variable display-buffer-alist.

If all you want is magit, you can do this:

(customize-set-variable
     'display-buffer-alist
     '(("\\*magit: .*" display-buffer-same-window)))

edited May 09 '17 at 15:00

answered Feb 02 '17 at 20:58

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Nice, but for recent versions of magit you need to remove the leading asterisk in the condition: `"magit: .*"` – tmalsburg Mar 20 '23 at 09:47

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 25 '19 at 07:53

For Magit v2.90.1, the correct answer didn't suit me. With the line below it achieved the best results.

(setq magit-display-buffer-function 'magit-display-buffer-same-window-except-diff-v1)

Other display functions can be found by the prefix magit-display-buffer-.

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