Re: [PATCH v11 7/7] graph: add --[no-]graph-indent and log.graphIndent

> On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 at 22:14, Pablo Sabater <pabloosabaterr@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Some users may prefer to not have graph indentation.
>>
>> Add "log.graphIndent" config variable to graph_read_config() to read the
>> default preference. By default is graph indentation is true.
>>
>> Add --graph-indent and --no-graph-indent options to overwrite the
>> default preference.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pablo Sabater <pabloosabaterr@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/config/log.adoc       |  4 +++
>>  Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc |  8 ++++++
>>  graph.c                             | 10 +++++--
>>  revision.c                          |  9 +++++++
>>  revision.h                          |  2 ++
>>  t/t4218-log-graph-indentation.sh    | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/config/log.adoc b/Documentation/config/log.adoc
>> index 757a7be196..f7dfce69b5 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/config/log.adoc
>> +++ b/Documentation/config/log.adoc
>> @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ This is the same as the `--decorate` option of the `git log`.
>>         A list of colors, separated by commas, that can be used to draw
>>         history lines in `git log --graph`.
>>
>> +`log.graphIndent`::
>> +       If `true`, indent visual roots when rendering the graphs with `--graph`.
>> +       Set true by default. It can be overriden with `--[no-]graph-indent`.
>> +
>>  `log.showRoot`::
>>         If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event.
>>         This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree.
>> diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc b/Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc
>> index eaee6ee839..af74f10bb4 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc
>> +++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc
>> @@ -1269,6 +1269,14 @@ This implies the `--topo-order` option by default, but the
>>         By default it is set to 0 (no limit), zero and negative values
>>         are ignored and treated as no limit.
>>
>> +`--no-graph-indent`::
>> +`--graph-indent`::
>> +       When used with `--graph`, indent visual roots (commits with no parents
>> +       or whose parents are not shown) to differentiate them from commits that
>> +       are vertically adjacent but unrelated. Enabled by default. Use
>> +       `--no-graph-indent` to disable or set `graph.indent` to set a deafault
>
> s/deafault/default
>
> Also, I think you meant log.graphIndent instead of graph.indent here.

>
> [snip]
>> +test_expect_success '--no-graph-indent disables indentation' '
>> +       lib_test_check_graph --no-graph-indent _58 _59 _60 _61 _62 _63 _64 _65 _66 _67 <<-\EOF
>> +       * 67_A
>> +       * 66_A
>> +       * 65_A
>> +       * 64_A
>> +       * 63_A
>> +       * 62_A
>> +       * 61_A
>> +       * 60_A
>> +       * 59_A
>> +       * 58_B
>> +       * 58_A
>> +       EOF
>> +'
>> +
>> +test_expect_success 'log.graphIndent config disables indentation' '
>> +       test_config log.graphIndent false &&
>> +       lib_test_check_graph _58 _59 _60 _61 _62 _63 _64 _65 _66 _67 <<-\EOF
>> +       * 67_A
>> +       * 66_A
>> +       * 65_A
>> +       * 64_A
>> +       * 63_A
>> +       * 62_A
>> +       * 61_A
>> +       * 60_A
>> +       * 59_A
>> +       * 58_B
>> +       * 58_A
>> +       EOF
>> +'
>> +
>> +test_expect_success '--graph-indent forces indentation when graph.indent is unset' '
>> +       test_config log.graphIndent false &&
>> +       lib_test_check_graph --graph-indent _58 _59 _60 _61 _62 _63 _64 _65 _66 _67 <<-\EOF
>> +       * 67_A
>> +         * 66_A
>> +           * 65_A
>> +             * 64_A
>> +       * 63_A
>> +         * 62_A
>> +           * 61_A
>> +             * 60_A
>> +         * 59_A
>> +       * 58_B
>> +       * 58_A
>> +       EOF
>> +'
>> +
>> +# graph.indent true and no --option is the default state.
>
> Same thing here.