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Re: --no-decorate and %d in git-log(1)

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 1, 2026, 05:59 UTC
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Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com> writes:
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> Given this documented connection between %d/%D and --decorate, it seems 
> reasonable for a reader to assume that --decorate=auto would do the same 
> thing regardless of whether or not a --format=...%d... was present.
> ...
> I note that currently --decorate has no effect at all if the --format 
> doesn't contain %d or %D.  To me this bolsters the argument for making 
> --decorate=no suppress %d/%D.
OK, that's convincing enough.

I no longer mind cooking such a change a bit longer than usual in 'next' to see if anybody screams, and the have it graduate to a released version to further see what happens.

Thanks.
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  1. Alejandro ColomarFeb 25, 2026
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2026
  3. Alejandro ColomarFeb 25, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2026
  5. Marc BranchaudFeb 25, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2026
  7. Marc BranchaudFeb 25, 2026
  8. Alejandro ColomarFeb 25, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2026

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