Re: Pretty format color bug

From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 21, 2022, 23:29 UTC
Message-ID: <220222.865yp7aj6z.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <b5b7cb21-30a9-32b8-cadd-1a768f5b98b2@pdev.de>

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> I think I found a minor formatting bug when using the custom pretty format:
>
> * What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue)
> git log --pretty=format:'%h%Cred%+d test'
> [...]
> In case of ref names / a second line, the color is missing completely.

I think you've found a "bug" or unexpected feature, but it's not in git, but in your pager.

Try:

    PAGER=cat git log --pretty=format:'%h%Cred%+d test'

I'm assuming you're using "less" and are about to read about its behavior of resetting colors that are still in effect when it hits a newline.

I hope that helps.