Re: How to use git show's "%<(<N>[,trunc|ltrunc|mtrunc])"?

From: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 3, 2017, 08:06 UTC
Message-ID: <CACsJy8DjqrEZ=VaZo6bn4i2r=Wr8k4ExYv48N-rDvfPO=hqpLA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAE1pOi0-8JnnZbdm9vu1RwTU1mXr7dboLC3ito3LcvK9gkNi_A@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 12:51 AM, Hilco Wijbenga <hilco.wijbenga@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to get the committer date printed in a custom fashion.
> Using "%cI" gets me close:
>
> $ git show --format="%cI | %an" master | head -n 1
> 2017-01-31T17:02:13-08:00 | Hilco Wijbenga
>
> I would like to get rid of the "-08:00" bit at the end of the
> timestamp. According to the "git show" manual I should be able to use
> "%<(<N>[,trunc|ltrunc|mtrunc])" to drop that last part.
>
> $ git show --format="%<(19,trunc)cI | %an" master | head -n 1

You're almost there. Just insert another '%' between "trunc)" and "cI".

> How do I get "2017-01-31T17:02:13 | Hilco Wijbenga" to be output?

You'll get an ellipsis at the end though.. (i.e. 02:13... | Hilco)

-- 
Duy