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Re: [PATCH] Add new git-graph command

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TLTeemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
Date
Mar 31, 2008, 17:17 UTC
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<200803312017.28354.tlikonen@iki.fi>
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Adam Simpkins kirjoitti:
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> I added this since I really like gitk, but don't always have easy
> access to an X display on some of the systems I use.  I tried using
> tig, but I found its graph output very hard to read.  The graph
> produced by git-graph is less compact, but much more readable.
>
> Ultimately, it would probably be better to integrate this
> functionality into git-log, instead of having it as a standalone
> command.  For example, a new --graph option could be added to cause
> the graph to be displayed alongside the existing git log output.
> However, this would require tighter integration between the graphing
> code and the log_tree.c and pretty.c code, which I'm not all that
> familiar with.

I just want to say that I really like your 'git graph'. I would like to see it integrated to 'git log', perhaps as 'git log --pretty=graph' or 'git log --graph'.

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  1. Add new git-graph commandAdam Simpkins, Mar 30, 2008
  2. Jakub NarebskiMar 30, 2008
  3. Adam SimpkinsMar 30, 2008
  4. Matthieu MoyMar 30, 2008
  5. Adam SimpkinsMar 30, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinMar 30, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 30, 2008
  8. Adam SimpkinsMar 31, 2008
  9. Teemu LikonenMar 31, 2008
  10. Adam SimpkinsMar 31, 2008
  11. Stephen SinclairApr 1, 2008
  12. Teemu LikonenApr 1, 2008
  13. Jeff KingApr 1, 2008
  14. Teemu LikonenApr 1, 2008

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