Re: git log --pretty="format:%H$t%aN$t%s$t%G?" --show-signature

From: Mike Gerwitz <mikegerwitz@gnu.org>
Date: Dec 4, 2014, 18:05 UTC
Message-ID: <871tofuw7h.fsf@gnu.org>
In-Reply-To: <54809802.6030609@whonix.org>

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Hey Patrick,

On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 17:21:06 +0000, Patrick Schleizer wrote:

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> git log --pretty="format:%H$t%aN$t%s$t%G?" --show-signature
> [...]
> But when I run that command, spaces are missing. (Using a user that does
> not know my gpg public key for testing purposes.) See output:
>
> -----
>
> user2@host:/home/user/testrepo$ git log
> --pretty="format:%H$t%aN$t%s$t%G?" --show-signature

That is because the variable `$t' is defined in my script on the preceding line, as a tab character. You can insert it directly using C-V <TAB>, or $'\t' in bash.

> Mike, could you please put your various git commit verification helper
> scripts into a publicly visible?

You can use this:

  https://gitorious.org/easejs/easejs/source/ee85b058df783ffaa9f8d5ae58f9eb6d7586b0ca:tools/signchk

But note that the default value of the `chkafter' var is ease.js-specific.

> By the way, any chance that these useful helper scripts could make their
> way into the official distribution of git as a stopgap until native git
> commit verification support gets improved?

It has since improved; I'm looking for the time to update the article, or write a follow-up.

Git has since added other pretty formatting options as well:

  https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt#L140

Git v2.1.0 also added a `verify-commit' command:

  https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/git-verify-commit.txt

I haven't used it yet.

Hope that helps.

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Mike Gerwitz
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