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authorChris Riddoch <chris@syntacticsugar.org>2006-11-21 16:49:15 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2006-11-22 16:06:32 -0800
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Move --pretty options into Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
Asciidoc-include it into the manuals for programs that use the --pretty command-line option, for consistency among the docs. This describes all the pretty-formats currently listed in the cmit_fmt enum in commit.h, and also briefly describes the presence and format of the 'Merge: ' line in some pretty formats. There's a hedge that limiting your view of history can affect what goes in the Merge: line, and that --abbrev/--no-abbrev do nothing to the 'raw' format. Signed-off-by: Chris Riddoch <chris@syntacticsugar.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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+--pretty[='<format>']::
+
+ Pretty-prints the details of a commit. `--pretty`
+ without an explicit `=<format>` defaults to 'medium'.
+ If the commit is a merge, and if the pretty-format
+ is not 'oneline', 'email' or 'raw', an additional line is
+ inserted before the 'Author:' line. This line begins with
+ "Merge: " and the sha1s of ancestral commits are printed,
+ separated by spaces. Note that the listed commits may not
+ necessarily be the list of the *direct* parent commits if you
+ have limited your view of history: for example, if you are
+ only interested in changes related to a certain directory or
+ file. Here are some additional details for each format:
+
+ * 'oneline'
+
+ <sha1> <title line>
++
+This is designed to be as compact as possible.
+
+ * 'short'
+
+ commit <sha1>
+ Author: <author>
+
+ <title line>
+
+ * 'medium'
+
+ commit <sha1>
+ Author: <author>
+ Date: <date>
+
+ <title line>
+
+ <full commit message>
+
+ * 'full'
+
+ commit <sha1>
+ Author: <author>
+ Commit: <committer>
+
+ <title line>
+
+ <full commit message>
+
+ * 'fuller'
+
+ commit <sha1>
+ Author: <author>
+ AuthorDate: <date & time>
+ Commit: <committer>
+ CommitDate: <date & time>
+
+ <title line>
+
+ <full commit message>
+
+
+ * 'email'
+
+ From <sha1> <date>
+ From: <author>
+ Date: <date & time>
+ Subject: [PATCH] <title line>
+
+ full commit message>
+
+
+ * 'raw'
++
+The 'raw' format shows the entire commit exactly as
+stored in the commit object. Notably, the SHA1s are
+displayed in full, regardless of whether --abbrev or
+--no-abbrev are used, and 'parents' information show the
+true parent commits, without taking grafts nor history
+simplification into account.