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Re: [GSoC Patch 0/2] add unicode support to git repo structure

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 21, 2026, 16:59 UTC
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K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com> writes:
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> Currently, `git repo structure` always renders its table output using plain
> ASCII characters (`|`, `-`, `*`), regardless of the user's locale. This
> series introduces Unicode box-drawing characters (`│`, `├`, `─`, `┼`, `┤`)
> and bullet points (`•`) when a UTF-8 locale is detected, providing a cleaner
> and more visually distinct hierarchical output on modern terminals while
> gracefully falling back to the existing ASCII formatting otherwise.

Generally speaking, Unicode box-drawing characters do not work as ASCII art components as well as they should, because terminals often do not agree on how wide they should be rendered.

So I am not very enthusiastic about this change.
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Message 4 of 7 in “add unicode support to git repo structure”
  1. 0/2 add unicode support to git repo structureK Jayatheerth, Aug 21, 2026
  2. 1/2 gettext: fall back to env-derived charset when unsetK Jayatheerth, Aug 21, 2026
  3. 2/2 repo: add Unicode support for `repo structure` outputK Jayatheerth, Aug 21, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2026
  5. Oswald BuddenhagenAug 23, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2026
  7. Tuomas AholaAug 23, 2026

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