Re: Cleaning up git user-interface warts

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Dec 5, 2006, 22:42 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0612052340260.28348@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <4566E512.4010405@xs4all.nl>

Hi,

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:

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> The recently posted patch documenting is an improvement, but why not
> add an option so you can do
> 
>   --format 'committer %c\nauthor %a\n'
>   
> this catches all combinations, and is easier for scripting.

Yes, it would be easier for scripting, and it would probably be relatively easy, what with the addition of interpolate.[ch] to git. However, it is work, and I am lazy.

What information would you like, anyway? IOW can you provide me with a list like this:

%c committer %a author %d committer_date ...

Ciao, Dscho

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