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CLI reference

Command Purpose
doctor Validate runtime and analyzer dependencies.
init Create an index schema.
index Build history from a complete repository.
update Process newly reachable commits and changed blobs.
search Find indexed symbols and documents.
retrieve Retrieve historical context.
similar Find structurally similar symbols.
changes Find revisions related to a query.
history Show a symbol timeline.
trace Follow bounded lineage paths.

Run gw-historian <command> --help against the installed version for all current flags.