2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/bin/ngit/cli.rs b/src/bin/ngit/cli.rs
index dd7196c..c77e719 100644
--- a/src/bin/ngit/cli.rs
+++ b/src/bin/ngit/cli.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ pub struct Cli {
     /// Force operations, bypass safety guards
     #[arg(short = 'f', long, global = true)]
     pub force: bool,
+    /// Enable verbose output
+    #[arg(short = 'v', long, global = true)]
+    pub verbose: bool,
 }
 
 pub const CUSTOMISE_TEMPLATE: &str = r"
diff --git a/src/bin/ngit/main.rs b/src/bin/ngit/main.rs
index f405e94..65f6bca 100644
--- a/src/bin/ngit/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/ngit/main.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ use ngit::{
 
 mod sub_commands;
 
+fn is_verbose() -> bool {
+    std::env::var("NGIT_VERBOSE").is_ok() || std::env::var("NGIT_TEST").is_ok()
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
@@ -25,6 +29,10 @@ async fn main() {
         std::env::set_var("NGIT_INTERACTIVE_MODE", "1");
     }
 
+    if cli.verbose || std::env::var("NGIT_TEST").is_ok() {
+        std::env::set_var("NGIT_VERBOSE", "1");
+    }
+
     if cli.customize {
         print!("{CUSTOMISE_TEMPLATE}");
         std::process::exit(0); // Exit the program