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Re: git rev-list --pretty=format:"" issue

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Thomas Rast <trast@inf.ethz.ch>
Date
Apr 18, 2013, 07:30 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> Forrest Galloway <f.galloway@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> git 1.8.2.1 on OSX(Mountain Lion) installed with Homebrew
>>
>> I am seeing an issue when trying to format the output from rev-list command.
>> git log --pretty=format:"%H - %an, %ar : %s" When I attempt the above
>> string, instead of printing to the shell, LESS is opened and the
>> output is displayed there.
[...]
>
> Actually, less is running in both cases.
[...]
> If you do not want pager, run it with no-pager, like this:
>
> 	git --no-pager log ...your other parameters...

Also note that the pager is automatically disabled if you redirect stdout, so --no-pager is only required in some fringe cases, notably when attempting to run git under GDB.

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch
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  1. Forrest GallowayApr 17, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2013
  3. Thomas RastApr 18, 2013

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