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[PATCH v3 5/5] format-rev: introduce builtin for on-demand pretty formatting

From
Kkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date
Apr 28, 2026, 22:25 UTC
Message-ID
<V3_format-rev_new_builtin.66f@msgid.xyz>
In-Reply-To
<V3_CV_format-rev.66a@msgid.xyz>
From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>

Introduce a new builtin for pretty formatting one revision expression per line or commit object names found in running text.

Sometimes you want to format commits. Most of the time you’re walking the graph, e.g. getting a range of commits like `master..topic`. That’s a job for git-log(1).

But there are times when you want to format commits that you encounter on demand:

• Full hashes in running text that you might want to pretty-print
• git-last-modified(1) outputs full hashes that you can do the same
  with
• git-cherry(1) has `-v` for commit subject, but maybe you want
  something else?
But now you can’t use git-log(1), git-show(1), or git-rev-list(1):
• You can’t feed commits piecemeal to these commands, one input
  for one output; they block until standard in is closed
• You can’t feed a list of possibly duplicate commits, like the output
  of git-last-modified(1); they effectively deduplicate the output

Beyond these two points there’s also the input massage problem: you cannot feed mixed input (revisions mixed with arbitrary text).

One might hope that git-cat-file(1) can save us. But it doesn’t support pretty formats.

But there is one command that already both handles revisions as arguments, revisions on standard input, and even revisions mixed in with arbitrary text. Namely git-name-rev(1): the command for outputting symbolic names for commits.

We made some room in `builtin/name-rev.c` two commits ago. Let’s now add this new git-format-rev(1) command. Taking inspiration from git-name-rev(1), there are two modes:

• revs: like git-name-rev(1) in argv mode, but one revision per line
  on standard in
• text: like git-name-rev(1) with `--annotate-stdin`
***

We need to add this command to the exception list in `t/t1517-outside-repo.sh` because it uses “EXPERIMENTAL!” in the usage line.

Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
---
Notes (series):
    v3:
    • And don’t forget to document --notes this time
    
          https://lore.kernel.org/git/CALnO6CB5WOTp_e7Kv3CrEbQ+3XE-gDxNVHf7qATBEbyKWfxpLg@mail.gmail.com/
 Documentation/git-format-rev.adoc | 148 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Makefile                          |   1 +
 builtin.h                         |   1 +
 builtin/name-rev.c                | 186 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 command-list.txt                  |   1 +
 git.c                             |   1 +
 t/t1517-outside-repo.sh           |   3 +-
 t/t6120-describe.sh               | 104 +++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 444 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/git-format-rev.adoc
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-rev.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-rev.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d960001d750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-rev.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+git-format-rev(1)
+=================
+
+NAME
+----
+git-format-rev - EXPERIMENTAL: Pretty format revisions on demand
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[synopsis]
+(EXPERIMENTAL!) git format-rev --stdin-mode=<mode> --format=<pretty> [--notes=<ref>]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+Pretty format revisions from standard input.
+
+THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL. THE BEHAVIOR MAY CHANGE.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+`--stdin-mode=<mode>`::
+	How to interpret standard input data:
++
+--
+`revs`:: Each line is interpreted as a commit. Any kind of revision
+	expression can be used (see linkgit:gitrevisions[7]). Annotated
+	tags are peeled (see linkgit:gitglossary[7]).
++
+The argument `rev` is also accepted.
+`text`:: Formats all commit object names found in freeform text. These
+	must the full object names, i.e. abbreviated hexidecimal object
+	names will not be interpreted.
+--
+
+`--format=<pretty>`::
+	Pretty format string.
+
+`--notes=<ref>`::
+`--no-notes`::
+	Custom notes ref. Notes are displayed when using the `%N`
+	atom. See linkgit:git-notes[1].
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+The command linkgit:git-last-modified[1] shows the commit that each file
+was last modified in.
+
+----
+$ git last-modified -- README.md Makefile
+7798034171030be0909c56377a4e0e10e6d2df93	Makefile
+c50fbb2dd225e7e82abba4380423ae105089f4d7	README.md
+----
+
+We can pipe the result to this command in order to replace the object
+name with the commit author.
+
+----
+$ git last-modified -- README.md Makefile |
+    git format-rev --stdin-mode=text --format=%an
+Junio C Hamano	Makefile
+Todd Zullinger	README.md
+----
+
+Another example is _formatting commits in commit messages_. Given this commit message:
+
+----
+Fix off-by-one error
+
+Fix off-by-one error introduced in
+e83c5163316f89bfbde7d9ab23ca2e25604af290.
+
+We thought we fixed this in 5569bf9bbedd63a00780fc5c110e0cfab3aa97b9 but
+that only covered 1/3 of the faulty cases.
+----
+
+We can format the commits and use par(1) to reflow the text, say in a
+`commit-msg` hook:
+
+----
+$ git config set hook.reference-commits.event commit-msg
+$ git config set hook.reference-commits.command reference-commits
+$ cat $(which reference-commits)
+#/bin/sh
+
+msg="$1"
+rewritten=$(mktemp)
+git format-rev --stdin-mode=text --format=reference <"$msg" |
+    par >"$rewritten"
+mv "$rewritten" "$msg"
+----
+
+Which will produce something like this:
+
+----
+Fix off-by-one error
+
+Fix off-by-one error introduced in e83c5163316 (Implement better memory
+allocator, 2005-04-07).
+
+We thought we fixed this in 5569bf9bbed (Fix memory allocator,
+2005-06-22) but that only covered 1/3 of the faulty cases.
+----
+
+DISCUSSION
+----------
+
+This command lets you format any number of revisions in any order
+through one command invocation. Consider the
+linkgit:git-last-modified[1] case from the "EXAMPLES" section above:
+
+1. There might be hundreds of files
+2. Commits can be repeated, i.e. two or more files were last modified in
+   the same commit
+
+Two widely-used commands which pretty formats commits are
+linkgit:git-log[1] and linkgit:git-show[1]. It turns out that they are
+not a good fit for the above use case.
+
+- The output of linkgit:git-last-modified[1] would have to be processed
+  in stages since you need to transform the first column separately and
+  then link the author to the filename. But this is surmountable.
+- You can feed each commit to `git show` or `git show --no-walk -1`. But
+  that means that you need to create a process for each line.
+- Let’s say that you want to use one process, not one per line. So you
+  want to feed all the commits to the command. Now you face the problem
+  that you have to feed all the commits to the commands before you get
+  any output (this is also the case for the `--stdin` modes). In other
+  words, you cannot loop through each line, get the author for the
+  commit, and output the author and the filename. You need to feed all
+  the commits, get back all the output, and match the output with the
+  filename.
+- But the next problem is that commands will deduplicate the input and
+  only output one commit one single time only. Thus you cannot make the
+  output order match the input order, since a commit could have been
+  repeated in the original input.
+
+In short, it is straightforward to use these two commands if you use one
+process per line. It is much more work if you just want to use one
+process, but still doable. In contrast, this problem is just another
+shell pipeline with this command.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 15b1ded1a0b..cbaf91fd846 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ BUILT_INS += $(patsubst builtin/%.o,git-%$X,$(BUILTIN_OBJS))
 BUILT_INS += git-cherry$X
 BUILT_INS += git-cherry-pick$X
 BUILT_INS += git-format-patch$X
+BUILT_INS += git-format-rev$X
 BUILT_INS += git-fsck-objects$X
 BUILT_INS += git-init$X
 BUILT_INS += git-maintenance$X
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index 235c51f30e5..63813c90125 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ int cmd_fmt_merge_msg(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct re
 int cmd_for_each_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_for_each_repo(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
+int cmd_format_rev(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_fsck(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_fsmonitor__daemon(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
 int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix, struct repository *repo);
diff --git a/builtin/name-rev.c b/builtin/name-rev.c
index dc4136f4de3..b60cc766279 100644
--- a/builtin/name-rev.c
+++ b/builtin/name-rev.c
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #include "commit-graph.h"
 #include "wildmatch.h"
 #include "mem-pool.h"
+#include "pretty.h"
+#include "revision.h"
+#include "notes.h"
 
 /*
  * One day.  See the 'name a rev shortly after epoch' test in t6120 when
@@ -272,14 +275,26 @@ struct name_ref_data {
 	struct string_list exclude_filters;
 };
 
+struct pretty_format {
+	struct pretty_print_context ctx;
+	struct userformat_want want;
+};
+
 enum command_type {
 	NAME_REV = 1,
+	FORMAT_REV = 2,
+};
+
+enum stdin_mode {
+    TEXT = 1,
+    REVS = 2,
 };
 
 struct command {
 	enum command_type type;
 	union {
 		int name_only;
+		struct pretty_format *pretty_format;
 	} u;
 };
 
@@ -290,6 +305,13 @@ static void init_name_rev_command(struct command *cmd,
 	cmd->u.name_only = name_only;
 }
 
+static void init_format_rev_command(struct command *cmd,
+				    struct pretty_format *pretty_format)
+{
+	cmd->type = FORMAT_REV;
+	cmd->u.pretty_format = pretty_format;
+}
+
 static struct tip_table {
 	struct tip_table_entry {
 		struct object_id oid;
@@ -495,6 +517,27 @@ static const char *get_rev_name(const struct object *o, struct strbuf *buf)
 	}
 }
 
+static const char *get_format_rev(const struct commit *c,
+				  struct pretty_format *format_ctx,
+				  struct strbuf *buf)
+{
+	strbuf_reset(buf);
+
+	if (format_ctx->want.notes) {
+		struct strbuf notebuf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+		format_display_notes(&c->object.oid, &notebuf,
+				     get_log_output_encoding(),
+				     format_ctx->ctx.fmt == CMIT_FMT_USERFORMAT);
+		format_ctx->ctx.notes_message = strbuf_detach(&notebuf, NULL);
+	}
+
+	pretty_print_commit(&format_ctx->ctx, c, buf);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(format_ctx->ctx.notes_message);
+
+	return buf->buf;
+}
+
 static void show_name(const struct object *obj,
 		      const char *caller_name,
 		      int always, int allow_undefined, int name_only)
@@ -565,6 +608,19 @@ static void name_rev_line(char *p, struct command *cmd)
 				else
 					printf("%.*s (%s)", p_len, p_start, name);
 				break;
+			case FORMAT_REV:
+				if (!oid_ret)
+					o = parse_object(the_repository, &oid);
+				if (o && o->type == OBJ_COMMIT)
+					name = get_format_rev((const struct commit *)o,
+							      cmd->u.pretty_format,
+							      &buf);
+				*(p + 1) = c;
+				if (name)
+					printf("%.*s%s", p_len - hexsz, p_start, name);
+				else
+					printf("%.*s", p_len, p_start);
+				break;
 			default:
 				BUG("uncovered case: %d", cmd->type);
 			}
@@ -718,3 +774,133 @@ int cmd_name_rev(int argc,
 	object_array_clear(&revs);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static enum stdin_mode parse_stdin_mode(const char *stdin_mode)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(stdin_mode, "text"))
+		return TEXT;
+	else if (!strcmp(stdin_mode, "revs") ||
+		 !strcmp(stdin_mode, "rev"))
+		return REVS;
+	else
+		die(_("'%s' needs to be either text, revs, or rev"),
+		    "--stdin-mode");
+}
+
+static char const *const format_rev_usage[] = {
+	N_("(EXPERIMENTAL!) git format-rev --stdin-mode=<mode> --format=<pretty> [--notes=<ref>]"),
+	NULL
+};
+
+int cmd_format_rev(int argc,
+		   const char **argv,
+		   const char *prefix,
+		   struct repository *repo UNUSED)
+{
+	const char *format = NULL;
+	enum stdin_mode stdin_mode;
+	const char *stdin_mode_arg = NULL;
+	struct display_notes_opt format_notes_opt;
+	struct rev_info format_rev = REV_INFO_INIT;
+	struct pretty_format format_pp = { 0 };
+	struct string_list notes = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	struct strbuf scratch_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct command cmd;
+	struct option opts[] = {
+		OPT_STRING(0, "format", &format, N_("format"),
+			   N_("pretty format to use")),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "stdin-mode", &stdin_mode_arg, N_("stdin-mode"),
+			   N_("how revs are processed")),
+		OPT_STRING_LIST(0, "notes", &notes, N_("notes"),
+				N_("display notes for pretty format")),
+		OPT_END(),
+	};
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, opts, format_rev_usage, 0);
+
+	if (argc > 0) {
+		error(_("too many arguments"));
+		usage_with_options(format_rev_usage, opts);
+	}
+
+	if (!format)
+		die(_("'%s' is required"), "--format");
+	if (!stdin_mode_arg)
+		die(_("'%s' is required"), "--stdin-mode");
+
+	init_display_notes(&format_notes_opt);
+	stdin_mode = parse_stdin_mode(stdin_mode_arg);
+
+	get_commit_format(format, &format_rev);
+	format_pp.ctx.rev = &format_rev;
+	format_pp.ctx.fmt = format_rev.commit_format;
+	format_pp.ctx.abbrev = format_rev.abbrev;
+	format_pp.ctx.date_mode_explicit = format_rev.date_mode_explicit;
+	format_pp.ctx.date_mode = format_rev.date_mode;
+	format_pp.ctx.color = GIT_COLOR_AUTO;
+
+	userformat_find_requirements(format,
+				     &format_pp.want);
+	if (format_pp.want.notes) {
+		int ignore_show_notes = 0;
+		struct string_list_item *n;
+
+		for_each_string_list_item(n, &notes)
+			enable_ref_display_notes(&format_notes_opt,
+						 &ignore_show_notes,
+						 n->string);
+		load_display_notes(&format_notes_opt);
+	}
+
+	init_format_rev_command(&cmd, &format_pp);
+
+	switch (stdin_mode) {
+	case TEXT:
+		while (strbuf_getline(&scratch_buf, stdin) != EOF) {
+			strbuf_addch(&scratch_buf, '\n');
+			name_rev_line(scratch_buf.buf, &cmd);
+		}
+		break;
+	case REVS:
+		while (strbuf_getline(&scratch_buf, stdin) != EOF) {
+			struct object_id oid;
+			struct object *object;
+			struct object *peeled;
+			struct commit *commit;
+
+			if (repo_get_oid(the_repository, scratch_buf.buf, &oid)) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Could not get sha1 for %s. Skipping.\n",
+					scratch_buf.buf);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			object = parse_object(the_repository, &oid);
+			if (!object) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Could not get object for %s. Skipping.\n",
+					scratch_buf.buf);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			peeled = deref_tag(the_repository, object, scratch_buf.buf, 0);
+			if (peeled && peeled->type == OBJ_COMMIT)
+				commit = (struct commit *)peeled;
+			if (!commit) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Could not get commit for %s. Skipping.\n",
+					*argv);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			get_format_rev(commit, &format_pp, &scratch_buf);
+			printf("%s\n", scratch_buf.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&scratch_buf);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG("uncovered case: %d", stdin_mode);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&scratch_buf);
+	string_list_clear(&notes, 0);
+	release_display_notes(&format_notes_opt);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/command-list.txt b/command-list.txt
index f9005cf4597..df729872dca 100644
--- a/command-list.txt
+++ b/command-list.txt
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ git-fmt-merge-msg                       purehelpers
 git-for-each-ref                        plumbinginterrogators
 git-for-each-repo                       plumbinginterrogators
 git-format-patch                        mainporcelain
+git-format-rev                          plumbinginterrogators
 git-fsck                                ancillaryinterrogators          complete
 git-gc                                  mainporcelain
 git-get-tar-commit-id                   plumbinginterrogators
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 2b212e6675d..af5b0422b00 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "for-each-ref", cmd_for_each_ref, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "for-each-repo", cmd_for_each_repo, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
 	{ "format-patch", cmd_format_patch, RUN_SETUP },
+	{ "format-rev", cmd_format_rev, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "fsck", cmd_fsck, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "fsck-objects", cmd_fsck, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "fsmonitor--daemon", cmd_fsmonitor__daemon, RUN_SETUP },
diff --git a/t/t1517-outside-repo.sh b/t/t1517-outside-repo.sh
index c824c1a25cf..360a9323343 100755
--- a/t/t1517-outside-repo.sh
+++ b/t/t1517-outside-repo.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ do
 	archimport | citool | credential-netrc | credential-libsecret | \
 	credential-osxkeychain | cvsexportcommit | cvsimport | cvsserver | \
 	daemon | \
-	difftool--helper | filter-branch | fsck-objects | get-tar-commit-id | \
+	difftool--helper | filter-branch | format-rev | fsck-objects | \
+	get-tar-commit-id | \
 	gui | gui--askpass | \
 	http-backend | http-fetch | http-push | init-db | \
 	merge-octopus | merge-one-file | merge-resolve | mergetool | \
diff --git a/t/t6120-describe.sh b/t/t6120-describe.sh
index 62789f76381..725f7d81b6b 100755
--- a/t/t6120-describe.sh
+++ b/t/t6120-describe.sh
@@ -801,4 +801,108 @@ test_expect_success 'do not be fooled by invalid describe format ' '
 	test_must_fail git cat-file -t "refs/tags/super-invalid/./../...../ ~^:/?*[////\\\\\\&}/busted.lock-42-g"$(cat out)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'name-rev --format setup' '
+	mkdir repo-format &&
+	git -C repo-format init &&
+	test_commit -C repo-format first &&
+	test_commit -C repo-format second &&
+	test_commit -C repo-format third &&
+	test_commit -C repo-format fourth &&
+	test_commit -C repo-format fifth &&
+	test_commit -C repo-format sixth &&
+	test_commit -C repo-format seventh &&
+	test_commit -C repo-format eighth
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format-rev --stdin-mode=revs' '
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	eighth
+	seventh
+	fifth
+	EOF
+	git -C repo-format format-rev --stdin-mode=revs \
+		--format=%s >actual <<-\EOF &&
+	HEAD
+	HEAD~
+	HEAD~3
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format-rev --stdin-mode=text from rev-list same as log' '
+	git -C repo-format log --format=reference >expect &&
+	test_file_not_empty expect &&
+	git -C repo-format rev-list HEAD >list &&
+	git -C repo-format format-rev --stdin-mode=text \
+		--format=reference <list >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format-rev --stdin-mode=text with running text and tree oid' '
+	cmit_oid=$(git -C repo-format rev-parse :/fifth) &&
+	reference=$(git -C repo-format log -n1 --format=reference :/fifth) &&
+	tree=$(git -C repo-format rev-parse HEAD^{tree}) &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	We thought we fixed this in ${reference}.
+	But look at this tree: ${tree}.
+	EOF
+	git -C repo-format format-rev --stdin-mode=text --format=reference \
+		>actual <<-EOF &&
+	We thought we fixed this in ${cmit_oid}.
+	But look at this tree: ${tree}.
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format-rev with %N (note)' '
+	test_when_finished "git -C repo-format notes remove" &&
+	git -C repo-format notes add -m"Make a note" &&
+	printf "Make a note\n\n\n" >expect &&
+	git -C repo-format format-rev --stdin-mode=revs \
+		--format="tformat:%N" \
+		>actual <<-\EOF &&
+	HEAD
+	HEAD~
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format-rev --notes<ref> (custom notes ref)' '
+	# One custom notes ref
+	test_when_finished "git -C repo-format notes remove" &&
+	test_when_finished "git -C repo-format notes --ref=word remove" &&
+	git -C repo-format notes add -m"default" &&
+	git -C repo-format notes --ref=word add -m"custom" &&
+	printf "custom\n\n" >expect &&
+	git -C repo-format format-rev --stdin-mode=revs \
+		--format="tformat:%N" \
+		--notes=word \
+		>actual <<-\EOF &&
+	HEAD
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	# Glob all
+	printf "default\ncustom\n\n" >expect &&
+	git -C repo-format format-rev --stdin-mode=revs \
+		--format="tformat:%N" \
+		--notes=* >actual <<-\EOF &&
+	HEAD
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'format-rev --stdin-mode=revs on annotated tag peels to commit' '
+	test_when_finished "git -C repo-format tag -d version" &&
+	git -C repo-format tag -a -m"new version" version &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	eighth
+	EOF
+	git -C repo-format format-rev --stdin-mode=revs \
+		--format=%s \
+		--notes=* >actual <<-\EOF &&
+	version
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done

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  1. 0/2 name-rev: learn --format=<pretty>kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Mar 13, 2026
  2. 1/2 name-rev: wrap both blocks in braceskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Mar 13, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2026
  4. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 17, 2026
  5. 2/2 name-rev: learn --format=<pretty>kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Mar 13, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2026
  7. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 17, 2026
  8. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 18, 2026
  9. 0/2 name-rev: learn --format=<pretty>kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Mar 20, 2026
  10. 1/2 name-rev: wrap both blocks in braceskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Mar 20, 2026
  11. 2/2 name-rev: learn --format=<pretty>kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Mar 20, 2026
  12. D. Ben KnobleMar 20, 2026
  13. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 23, 2026
  14. 0/5 format-rev: introduce builtin for on-demand pretty formattingkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Apr 28, 2026
  15. 1/5 name-rev: wrap both blocks in braceskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Apr 28, 2026
  16. 2/5 name-rev: run clang-format before factoring codekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Apr 28, 2026
  17. 3/5 name-rev: factor code for sharing with a new commandkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Apr 28, 2026
  18. Phillip WoodApr 30, 2026
  19. kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.comMay 1, 2026
  20. Phillip WoodMay 2, 2026
  21. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 5, 2026
  22. 4/5 name-rev: make dedicated --annotate-stdin --name-only testkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Apr 28, 2026
  23. 5/5 format-rev: introduce builtin for on-demand pretty formattingkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Apr 28, 2026
  24. Kristoffer HaugsbakkApr 29, 2026
  25. Kristoffer HaugsbakkApr 30, 2026
  26. Kristoffer HaugsbakkApr 30, 2026
  27. Phillip WoodMay 1, 2026
  28. kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.comMay 1, 2026
  29. Phillip WoodMay 2, 2026
  30. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 5, 2026
  31. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2026
  32. 0/5 format-rev: introduce builtin for on-demand pretty formattingkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 7, 2026
  33. 1/5 name-rev: wrap both blocks in braceskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 7, 2026
  34. 2/5 name-rev: run clang-format before factoring codekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 7, 2026
  35. 3/5 name-rev: factor code for sharing with a new commandkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 7, 2026
  36. 4/5 name-rev: make dedicated --annotate-stdin --name-only testkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 7, 2026
  37. 5/5 format-rev: introduce builtin for on-demand pretty formattingkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 7, 2026
  38. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 8, 2026
  39. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 11, 2026
  40. 0/5 format-rev: introduce builtin for on-demand pretty formattingkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 11, 2026
  41. 1/5 name-rev: wrap both blocks in braceskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 11, 2026
  42. 2/5 name-rev: run clang-format before factoring codekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 11, 2026
  43. 3/5 name-rev: factor code for sharing with a new commandkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 11, 2026
  44. 4/5 name-rev: make dedicated --annotate-stdin --name-only testkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 11, 2026
  45. 5/5 format-rev: introduce builtin for on-demand pretty formattingkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 11, 2026

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