patch, 2 partsBetter ref summary alignment in "git fetch"

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 1cf15d0..223e09b 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -465,7 +465,14 @@ fail:
 			   : STORE_REF_ERROR_OTHER;
 }
 
-#define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
+static int REFCOL_WIDTH = 10;
+
+static void adjust_refcol_width(int len)
+{
+	if (REFCOL_WIDTH < len) {
+		REFCOL_WIDTH = len;
+	}
+}
 
 static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 			    const char *remote,
@@ -477,6 +484,8 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	struct branch *current_branch = branch_get(NULL);
 	const char *pretty_ref = prettify_refname(ref->name);
 
+	adjust_refcol_width(gettext_width(remote));
+
 	type = sha1_object_info(ref->new_oid.hash, NULL);
 	if (type < 0)
 		die(_("object %s not found"), oid_to_hex(&ref->new_oid));

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 223e09b..ae2ff0c 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -469,8 +469,20 @@ static int REFCOL_WIDTH = 10;
 
 static void adjust_refcol_width(int len)
 {
+	static int reduce_width_count;
+
+	if (REFCOL_WIDTH > 10 && len < REFCOL_WIDTH - 10) {
+		reduce_width_count++;
+		if (reduce_width_count == 5) {
+			REFCOL_WIDTH -= 10;
+			reduce_width_count = 0;
+		}
+	} else
+		reduce_width_count = 0;
+
 	if (REFCOL_WIDTH < len) {
 		REFCOL_WIDTH = len;
+		reduce_width_count = 0;
 	}
 }
 

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index efe56e0..18e733c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,52 @@ The latter use of the `remote.<repository>.fetch` values can be
 overridden by giving the `--refmap=<refspec>` parameter(s) on the
 command line.
 
+OUTPUT
+------
+
+The output of "git fetch" depends on the transport method used; this
+section describes the output when pushing over the Git protocol
+(either locally or via ssh).
+
+The status of the push is output in tabular form, with each line
+representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
+
+-------------------------------
+ <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> (<reason>)
+-------------------------------
+
+The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if --verbose option is
+used.
+
+flag::
+	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
+(space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
+`+`;; for a successful forced update;
+`x`;; for a successfully deleted ref;
+`-`;; for a successful tag update;
+`*`;; for a successfully fetched new ref;
+`!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to update; and
+`=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need fetching.
+
+summary::
+	For a successfully fetched ref, the summary shows the old and new
+	values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
+	`git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
+	`<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates).
+
+from::
+	The name of the remote ref being fetched from, minus its
+	`refs/<type>/` prefix. In the case of deletion, the name of
+	the remote ref is "(none)".
+
+to::
+	The name of the local ref being updated, minus its
+	`refs/<type>/` prefix.
+
+reason::
+	A human-readable explanation. In the case of successfully fetched
+	refs, no explanation is needed. For a failed ref, the reason for
+	failure is described.
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 1582ca7..a7f152a 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@ fail:
 
 #define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
 
+static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
+			   const char *summary, const char *error,
+			   const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	if (error)
+		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
+}
+
 static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 			    const char *remote,
 			    const struct ref *remote_ref,
@@ -467,9 +477,8 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 
 	if (!oidcmp(&ref->old_oid, &ref->new_oid)) {
 		if (verbosity > 0)
-			strbuf_addf(display, "= %-*s %-*s -> %s",
-				    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[up to date]")),
-				    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref);
+			format_display(display, '=', _("[up to date]"), NULL,
+				       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -481,10 +490,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		 * If this is the head, and it's not okay to update
 		 * the head, and the old value of the head isn't empty...
 		 */
-		strbuf_addf(display,
-			    _("! %-*s %-*s -> %s  (can't fetch in current branch)"),
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[rejected]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref);
+		format_display(display, '!', _("[rejected]"),
+			       _("can't fetch in current branch"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -492,11 +500,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	    starts_with(ref->name, "refs/tags/")) {
 		int r;
 		r = s_update_ref("updating tag", ref, 0);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : '-',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[tag update]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '-', _("[tag update]"),
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -527,11 +533,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref(msg, ref, 0);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : '*',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(what),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '*', what,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -545,11 +549,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref("fast-forward", ref, 1);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : ' ',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH, quickref.buf,
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : ' ', quickref.buf,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		strbuf_release(&quickref);
 		return r;
 	} else if (force || ref->force) {
@@ -562,18 +564,14 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref("forced-update", ref, 1);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s  (%s)",
-			    r ? '!' : '+',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH, quickref.buf,
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("unable to update local ref") : _("forced update"));
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '+', quickref.buf,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : _("forced update"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		strbuf_release(&quickref);
 		return r;
 	} else {
-		strbuf_addf(display, "! %-*s %-*s -> %s  %s",
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[rejected]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    _("(non-fast-forward)"));
+		format_display(display, '!', _("[rejected]"), _("non-fast-forward"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 }
@@ -714,11 +712,10 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 				rc |= update_local_ref(ref, what, rm, &note);
 				free(ref);
 			} else
-				strbuf_addf(&note, "* %-*s %-*s -> FETCH_HEAD",
-					    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH,
-					    *kind ? kind : "branch",
-					    REFCOL_WIDTH,
-					    *what ? what : "HEAD");
+				format_display(&note, '*',
+					       *kind ? kind : "branch", NULL,
+					       *what ? what : "HEAD",
+					       "FETCH_HEAD");
 			if (note.len) {
 				if (verbosity >= 0 && !shown_url) {
 					fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"),
@@ -812,13 +809,15 @@ static int prune_refs(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *ref_map,
 
 	if (verbosity >= 0) {
 		for (ref = stale_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
+			struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 			if (!shown_url) {
 				fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"), url_len, url);
 				shown_url = 1;
 			}
-			fprintf(stderr, " x %-*s %-*s -> %s\n",
-				TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[deleted]")),
-				REFCOL_WIDTH, _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
+			format_display(&sb, 'x', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
+				       _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
+			fprintf(stderr, " %s\n",sb.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&sb);
 			warn_dangling_symref(stderr, dangling_msg, ref->name);
 		}
 	}

Documentation/git-fetch.txt, builtin/fetch.c, t/t5510-fetch.sh, t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index 18e733c..61c3bd1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
  <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> (<reason>)
 -------------------------------
 
+When `from` and `to` share a common suffix, the line could be
+displayed in the form:
+
+-------------------------------
+ <flag> <summary> {<from> -> <to>}<suffix> (<reason>)
+-------------------------------
+
 The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if --verbose option is
 used.
 
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a7f152a..15782d6 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -451,12 +451,47 @@ fail:
 
 #define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
 
+static int common_suffix_length(const char *a, const char *b)
+{
+	const char *pa = a + strlen(a);
+	const char *pb = b + strlen(b);
+	int count = 0;
+
+	while (pa > a && pb > b && pa[-1] == pb[-1]) {
+		pa--;
+		pb--;
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	/* stick to '/' boundary, do not break in the middle of a word */
+	while (count) {
+		if (*pa == '/' ||
+		    (pa == a && pb > b && pb[-1] == '/') ||
+		    (pb == b && pa > a && pa[-1] == '/'))
+			break;
+		pa++;
+		pb++;
+		count--;
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
 {
+	int len;
+
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
-	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	len = common_suffix_length(remote, local);
+	if (len)
+		strbuf_addf(display, "{%.*s -> %.*s}%s",
+			    (int)strlen(remote) - len, remote,
+			    (int)strlen(local) - len, local,
+			    remote + strlen(remote) - len);
+	else
+		strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
 }
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index 454d896..9a7649c 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch uses remote ref names to describe new refs' '
 	(
 		cd descriptive &&
 		git fetch o 2>actual &&
-		grep " -> refs/crazyheads/descriptive-branch$" actual |
+		grep " -> refs/crazyheads/.descriptive-branch$" actual |
 		test_i18ngrep "new branch" &&
 		grep " -> descriptive-tag$" actual |
 		test_i18ngrep "new tag" &&
-		grep " -> crazy$" actual |
+		grep " -> .crazy$" actual |
 		test_i18ngrep "new ref"
 	) &&
 	git checkout master
diff --git a/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh b/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh
index 954d0e4..2285c47 100755
--- a/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh
+++ b/t/t5526-fetch-submodules.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ add_upstream_commit() {
 		head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 		echo "Fetching submodule submodule" > ../expect.err &&
 		echo "From $pwd/submodule" >> ../expect.err &&
-		echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> ../expect.err
+		echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> ../expect.err
 	) &&
 	(
 		cd deepsubmodule &&
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ add_upstream_commit() {
 		head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 		echo "Fetching submodule submodule/subdir/deepsubmodule" >> ../expect.err
 		echo "From $pwd/deepsubmodule" >> ../expect.err &&
-		echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> ../expect.err
+		echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> ../expect.err
 	)
 }
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ test_expect_success "Recursion stops when no new submodule commits are fetched"
 	git commit -m "new submodule" &&
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err.sub &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >>expect.err.sub &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >>expect.err.sub &&
 	head -3 expect.err >> expect.err.sub &&
 	(
 		cd downstream &&
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ test_expect_success "Recursion doesn't happen when new superproject commits don'
 	git commit -m "new file" &&
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err.file &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> expect.err.file &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> expect.err.file &&
 	(
 		cd downstream &&
 		git fetch >../actual.out 2>../actual.err
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ test_expect_success "Recursion picks up config in submodule" '
 	git commit -m "new submodule" &&
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err.sub &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> expect.err.sub &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> expect.err.sub &&
 	cat expect.err >> expect.err.sub &&
 	(
 		cd downstream &&
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@ test_expect_success "Recursion picks up all submodules when necessary" '
 		head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 		echo "Fetching submodule submodule" > ../expect.err.sub &&
 		echo "From $pwd/submodule" >> ../expect.err.sub &&
-		echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> ../expect.err.sub
+		echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> ../expect.err.sub
 	) &&
 	head1=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	git add submodule &&
 	git commit -m "new submodule" &&
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err.2 &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> expect.err.2 &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> expect.err.2 &&
 	cat expect.err.sub >> expect.err.2 &&
 	tail -3 expect.err >> expect.err.2 &&
 	(
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ test_expect_success "'--recurse-submodules=on-demand' doesn't recurse when no ne
 		head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 		echo Fetching submodule submodule > ../expect.err.sub &&
 		echo "From $pwd/submodule" >> ../expect.err.sub &&
-		echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> ../expect.err.sub
+		echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> ../expect.err.sub
 	) &&
 	(
 		cd downstream &&
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ test_expect_success "'--recurse-submodules=on-demand' recurses as deep as necess
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	tail -3 expect.err > expect.err.deepsub &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >>expect.err &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >>expect.err &&
 	cat expect.err.sub >> expect.err &&
 	cat expect.err.deepsub >> expect.err &&
 	(
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ test_expect_success "'--recurse-submodules=on-demand' stops when no new submodul
 	git commit -m "new file" &&
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err.file &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> expect.err.file &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> expect.err.file &&
 	(
 		cd downstream &&
 		git fetch --recurse-submodules=on-demand >../actual.out 2>../actual.err
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ test_expect_success "'fetch.recurseSubmodules=on-demand' overrides global config
 	git commit -m "new submodule" &&
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err.2 &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >>expect.err.2 &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >>expect.err.2 &&
 	head -3 expect.err >> expect.err.2 &&
 	(
 		cd downstream &&
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ test_expect_success "'submodule.<sub>.fetchRecurseSubmodules=on-demand' override
 	git commit -m "new submodule" &&
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err.2 &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >>expect.err.2 &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >>expect.err.2 &&
 	head -3 expect.err >> expect.err.2 &&
 	(
 		cd downstream &&
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ test_expect_success "don't fetch submodule when newly recorded commits are alrea
 	git commit -m "submodule rewound" &&
 	head2=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
 	echo "From $pwd/." > expect.err &&
-	echo "   $head1..$head2  master     -> origin/master" >> expect.err &&
+	echo "   $head1..$head2  { -> origin/}master" >> expect.err &&
 	(
 		cd downstream &&
 		git fetch >../actual.out 2>../actual.err

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a7f152a..5e1e5c9 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "submodule.h"
 #include "connected.h"
 #include "argv-array.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_fetch_usage[] = {
 	N_("git fetch [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]"),
@@ -449,14 +450,26 @@ fail:
 			   : STORE_REF_ERROR_OTHER;
 }
 
-#define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
+static int refcol_width = 10;
+
+static void adjust_refcol_width(const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	int max = term_columns();
+	int rlen = utf8_strwidth(remote);
+	int llen = utf8_strwidth(local);
+
+	if (21 /* flag summary */ + rlen + 4 /* => */ + llen >= max)
+		return;
+	if (refcol_width < rlen)
+		refcol_width = rlen;
+}
 
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
 {
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
-	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
 }
@@ -618,6 +631,20 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 		goto abort;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * go through all refs to determine column size for
+	 * "remote -> local" output
+	 */
+	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
+		if (rm->status == REF_STATUS_REJECT_SHALLOW ||
+		    !rm->peer_ref ||
+		    !strcmp(rm->name, "HEAD"))
+			continue;
+
+		adjust_refcol_width(prettify_refname(rm->name),
+				    prettify_refname(rm->peer_ref->name));
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * We do a pass for each fetch_head_status type in their enum order, so
 	 * merged entries are written before not-for-merge. That lets readers
-- 8< --

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index efe56e0..a0d0539 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,52 @@ The latter use of the `remote.<repository>.fetch` values can be
 overridden by giving the `--refmap=<refspec>` parameter(s) on the
 command line.
 
+OUTPUT
+------
+
+The output of "git fetch" depends on the transport method used; this
+section describes the output when fetch over the Git protocol (either
+locally or via ssh).
+
+The status of the fetch is output in tabular form, with each line
+representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
+
+-------------------------------
+ <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> (<reason>)
+-------------------------------
+
+The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if --verbose option is
+used.
+
+flag::
+	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
+(space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
+`+`;; for a successful forced update;
+`x`;; for a successfully deleted ref;
+`-`;; for a successful tag update;
+`*`;; for a successfully fetched new ref;
+`!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to update; and
+`=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need fetching.
+
+summary::
+	For a successfully fetched ref, the summary shows the old and new
+	values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
+	`git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
+	`<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates).
+
+from::
+	The name of the remote ref being fetched from, minus its
+	`refs/<type>/` prefix. In the case of deletion, the name of
+	the remote ref is "(none)".
+
+to::
+	The name of the local ref being updated, minus its
+	`refs/<type>/` prefix.
+
+reason::
+	A human-readable explanation. In the case of successfully fetched
+	refs, no explanation is needed. For a failed ref, the reason for
+	failure is described.
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 1582ca7..a7f152a 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@ fail:
 
 #define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
 
+static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
+			   const char *summary, const char *error,
+			   const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	if (error)
+		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
+}
+
 static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 			    const char *remote,
 			    const struct ref *remote_ref,
@@ -467,9 +477,8 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 
 	if (!oidcmp(&ref->old_oid, &ref->new_oid)) {
 		if (verbosity > 0)
-			strbuf_addf(display, "= %-*s %-*s -> %s",
-				    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[up to date]")),
-				    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref);
+			format_display(display, '=', _("[up to date]"), NULL,
+				       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -481,10 +490,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		 * If this is the head, and it's not okay to update
 		 * the head, and the old value of the head isn't empty...
 		 */
-		strbuf_addf(display,
-			    _("! %-*s %-*s -> %s  (can't fetch in current branch)"),
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[rejected]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref);
+		format_display(display, '!', _("[rejected]"),
+			       _("can't fetch in current branch"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -492,11 +500,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	    starts_with(ref->name, "refs/tags/")) {
 		int r;
 		r = s_update_ref("updating tag", ref, 0);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : '-',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[tag update]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '-', _("[tag update]"),
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -527,11 +533,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref(msg, ref, 0);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : '*',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(what),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '*', what,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -545,11 +549,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref("fast-forward", ref, 1);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : ' ',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH, quickref.buf,
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : ' ', quickref.buf,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		strbuf_release(&quickref);
 		return r;
 	} else if (force || ref->force) {
@@ -562,18 +564,14 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref("forced-update", ref, 1);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s  (%s)",
-			    r ? '!' : '+',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH, quickref.buf,
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("unable to update local ref") : _("forced update"));
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '+', quickref.buf,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : _("forced update"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		strbuf_release(&quickref);
 		return r;
 	} else {
-		strbuf_addf(display, "! %-*s %-*s -> %s  %s",
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[rejected]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    _("(non-fast-forward)"));
+		format_display(display, '!', _("[rejected]"), _("non-fast-forward"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 }
@@ -714,11 +712,10 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 				rc |= update_local_ref(ref, what, rm, &note);
 				free(ref);
 			} else
-				strbuf_addf(&note, "* %-*s %-*s -> FETCH_HEAD",
-					    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH,
-					    *kind ? kind : "branch",
-					    REFCOL_WIDTH,
-					    *what ? what : "HEAD");
+				format_display(&note, '*',
+					       *kind ? kind : "branch", NULL,
+					       *what ? what : "HEAD",
+					       "FETCH_HEAD");
 			if (note.len) {
 				if (verbosity >= 0 && !shown_url) {
 					fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"),
@@ -812,13 +809,15 @@ static int prune_refs(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *ref_map,
 
 	if (verbosity >= 0) {
 		for (ref = stale_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
+			struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 			if (!shown_url) {
 				fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"), url_len, url);
 				shown_url = 1;
 			}
-			fprintf(stderr, " x %-*s %-*s -> %s\n",
-				TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[deleted]")),
-				REFCOL_WIDTH, _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
+			format_display(&sb, 'x', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
+				       _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
+			fprintf(stderr, " %s\n",sb.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&sb);
 			warn_dangling_symref(stderr, dangling_msg, ref->name);
 		}
 	}

Documentation/git-fetch.txt, builtin/fetch.c

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index a0d0539..6c6b2c1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ flag::
 	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
 (space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
 `+`;; for a successful forced update;
-`x`;; for a successfully deleted ref;
-`-`;; for a successful tag update;
+`-`;; for a successfully deleted ref;
+`t`;; for a successful tag update;
 `*`;; for a successfully fetched new ref;
 `!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to update; and
 `=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need fetching.
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a7f152a..8177f90 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	    starts_with(ref->name, "refs/tags/")) {
 		int r;
 		r = s_update_ref("updating tag", ref, 0);
-		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '-', _("[tag update]"),
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : 't', _("[tag update]"),
 			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
 			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int prune_refs(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *ref_map,
 				fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"), url_len, url);
 				shown_url = 1;
 			}
-			format_display(&sb, 'x', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
+			format_display(&sb, '-', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
 				       _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
 			fprintf(stderr, " %s\n",sb.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&sb);

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 8177f90..c42795b 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "submodule.h"
 #include "connected.h"
 #include "argv-array.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_fetch_usage[] = {
 	N_("git fetch [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]"),
@@ -449,14 +450,53 @@ fail:
 			   : STORE_REF_ERROR_OTHER;
 }
 
-#define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
+static int refcol_width = 10;
+
+static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
+{
+	int max, rlen, llen;
+
+	/* uptodate lines are only shown on high verbosity level */
+	if (!verbosity && !oidcmp(&ref->peer_ref->old_oid, &ref->old_oid))
+		return;
+
+	max    = term_columns();
+	rlen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->name));
+	llen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->peer_ref->name));
+
+	/*
+	 * rough estimation to see if the output line is too long and
+	 * should not be counted (we can't do precise calculation
+	 * anyway because we don't know if the error explanation part
+	 * will be printed in update_local_ref)
+	 */
+	if (21 /* flag and summary */ + rlen + 4 /* -> */ + llen >= max)
+		return;
+
+	if (refcol_width < rlen)
+		refcol_width = rlen;
+}
+
+static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
+{
+	struct ref *rm;
+
+	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
+		if (rm->status == REF_STATUS_REJECT_SHALLOW ||
+		    !rm->peer_ref ||
+		    !strcmp(rm->name, "HEAD"))
+			continue;
+
+		adjust_refcol_width(rm);
+	}
+}
 
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
 {
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
-	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
 }
@@ -618,6 +658,8 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 		goto abort;
 	}
 
+	prepare_format_display(ref_map);
+
 	/*
 	 * We do a pass for each fetch_head_status type in their enum order, so
 	 * merged entries are written before not-for-merge. That lets readers

Documentation/config.txt, Documentation/git-fetch.txt, builtin/fetch.c

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 2e1b2e4..a59aa32 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1220,6 +1220,10 @@ fetch.prune::
 	If true, fetch will automatically behave as if the `--prune`
 	option was given on the command line.  See also `remote.<name>.prune`.
 
+fetch.output::
+	Valid values are "compact" or "full". See OUTPUT section in
+	linkgit:git-fetch[1] for detail.
+
 format.attach::
 	Enable multipart/mixed attachments as the default for
 	'format-patch'.  The value can also be a double quoted string
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index 6c6b2c1..856796b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
  <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> (<reason>)
 -------------------------------
 
+When configuration variable `fetch.output` contains `compact` and
+`from` and `to` share a common suffix, the line could be displayed in
+the form:
+
+-------------------------------
+ <flag> <summary> {<from> -> <to>}<common-suffix> (<reason>)
+-------------------------------
+
 The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if --verbose option is
 used.
 
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index c42795b..e2ca6bc 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static int refcol_width = 10;
+static int compact_format;
 
 static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 {
@@ -480,6 +481,19 @@ static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
 {
 	struct ref *rm;
+	const char *format = "full";
+
+	git_config_get_string_const("fetch.output", &format);
+	if (!strcasecmp(format, "full"))
+		compact_format = 0;
+	else if (!strcasecmp(format, "compact"))
+		compact_format = 1;
+	else
+		die(_("configuration fetch.output contains invalid value %s"),
+		    format);
+
+	if (compact_format)
+		return;
 
 	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
 		if (rm->status == REF_STATUS_REJECT_SHALLOW ||
@@ -491,12 +505,63 @@ static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
 	}
 }
 
+static int common_suffix_length(const char *a, const char *b)
+{
+	const char *pa = a + strlen(a);
+	const char *pb = b + strlen(b);
+	int count = 0, final_count = 0;
+
+	while (pa > a && pb > b && pa[-1] == pb[-1]) {
+		pa--;
+		pb--;
+		count++;
+		if (*pa == '/' ||
+		    /*
+		     * if a and b are "abc" and "origin/abc" respectively,
+		     * accept "a" as the suffix boundary too.
+		     */
+		    (pa == a && pb > b && pb[-1] == '/') ||
+		    (pb == b && pa > a && pa[-1] == '/'))
+			final_count = count;
+	}
+
+	return final_count;
+}
+
+static void print_remote_to_local(struct strbuf *display,
+				  const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
+}
+
+static void print_compact(struct strbuf *display,
+			  const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	int len = common_suffix_length(remote, local);
+
+	if (len) {
+		strbuf_addf(display, "{%.*s -> %.*s}%s",
+			    (int)strlen(remote) - len, remote,
+			    (int)strlen(local) - len, local,
+			    remote + strlen(remote) - len);
+		return;
+	}
+	print_remote_to_local(display, remote, local);
+}
+
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
 {
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
-	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
+	switch (compact_format) {
+	case 0:
+		print_remote_to_local(display, remote, local);
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		print_compact(display, remote, local);
+		break;
+	}
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
 }

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index e2ca6bc..c63f913 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -488,11 +488,13 @@ static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
 		compact_format = 0;
 	else if (!strcasecmp(format, "compact"))
 		compact_format = 1;
+	else if (!strcasecmp(format, "dollar"))
+		compact_format = 2;
 	else
 		die(_("configuration fetch.output contains invalid value %s"),
 		    format);
 
-	if (compact_format)
+	if (compact_format == 1)
 		return;
 
 	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
@@ -549,6 +551,48 @@ static void print_compact(struct strbuf *display,
 	print_remote_to_local(display, remote, local);
 }
 
+static int dollarize(struct strbuf *haystack, const char *needle)
+{
+	const char *p = strstr(haystack->buf, needle);
+	int plen, nlen;
+
+	if (!p)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (p > haystack->buf && p[-1] != '/')
+		return 0;
+
+	plen = strlen(p);
+	nlen = strlen(needle);
+	if (plen > nlen && p[nlen] != '/')
+		return 0;
+
+	strbuf_splice(haystack, p - haystack->buf, nlen, "$", 1);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void print_dollar(struct strbuf *display,
+			 const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	struct strbuf r = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf l = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (!strcmp(remote, local)) {
+		strbuf_addf(display, "%s -> $", remote);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&r, remote);
+	strbuf_addstr(&l, local);
+
+	if (!dollarize(&r, local))
+		dollarize(&l, remote);
+	print_remote_to_local(display, r.buf, l.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&r);
+	strbuf_release(&l);
+}
+
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
@@ -561,6 +605,9 @@ static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 	case 1:
 		print_compact(display, remote, local);
 		break;
+	case 2:
+		print_dollar(display, remote, local);
+		break;
 	}
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index efe56e0..cbf441f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,52 @@ The latter use of the `remote.<repository>.fetch` values can be
 overridden by giving the `--refmap=<refspec>` parameter(s) on the
 command line.
 
+OUTPUT
+------
+
+The output of "git fetch" depends on the transport method used; this
+section describes the output when fetching over the Git protocol
+(either locally or via ssh) and Smart HTTP protocol.
+
+The status of the fetch is output in tabular form, with each line
+representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
+
+-------------------------------
+ <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> [<reason>]
+-------------------------------
+
+The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if the --verbose option is
+used.
+
+flag::
+	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
+(space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
+`+`;; for a successful forced update;
+`x`;; for a successfully pruned ref;
+`-`;; for a successful tag update;
+`*`;; for a successfully fetched new ref;
+`!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to update; and
+`=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need fetching.
+
+summary::
+	For a successfully fetched ref, the summary shows the old and new
+	values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
+	`git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
+	`<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates).
+
+from::
+	The name of the remote ref being fetched from, minus its
+	`refs/<type>/` prefix. In the case of deletion, the name of
+	the remote ref is "(none)".
+
+to::
+	The name of the local ref being updated, minus its
+	`refs/<type>/` prefix.
+
+reason::
+	A human-readable explanation. In the case of successfully fetched
+	refs, no explanation is needed. For a failed ref, the reason for
+	failure is described.
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 1582ca7..a7f152a 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@ fail:
 
 #define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
 
+static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
+			   const char *summary, const char *error,
+			   const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	if (error)
+		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
+}
+
 static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 			    const char *remote,
 			    const struct ref *remote_ref,
@@ -467,9 +477,8 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 
 	if (!oidcmp(&ref->old_oid, &ref->new_oid)) {
 		if (verbosity > 0)
-			strbuf_addf(display, "= %-*s %-*s -> %s",
-				    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[up to date]")),
-				    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref);
+			format_display(display, '=', _("[up to date]"), NULL,
+				       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -481,10 +490,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		 * If this is the head, and it's not okay to update
 		 * the head, and the old value of the head isn't empty...
 		 */
-		strbuf_addf(display,
-			    _("! %-*s %-*s -> %s  (can't fetch in current branch)"),
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[rejected]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref);
+		format_display(display, '!', _("[rejected]"),
+			       _("can't fetch in current branch"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -492,11 +500,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	    starts_with(ref->name, "refs/tags/")) {
 		int r;
 		r = s_update_ref("updating tag", ref, 0);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : '-',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[tag update]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '-', _("[tag update]"),
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -527,11 +533,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref(msg, ref, 0);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : '*',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(what),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '*', what,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -545,11 +549,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref("fast-forward", ref, 1);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : ' ',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH, quickref.buf,
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : ' ', quickref.buf,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		strbuf_release(&quickref);
 		return r;
 	} else if (force || ref->force) {
@@ -562,18 +564,14 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref("forced-update", ref, 1);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s  (%s)",
-			    r ? '!' : '+',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH, quickref.buf,
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("unable to update local ref") : _("forced update"));
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '+', quickref.buf,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : _("forced update"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		strbuf_release(&quickref);
 		return r;
 	} else {
-		strbuf_addf(display, "! %-*s %-*s -> %s  %s",
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[rejected]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    _("(non-fast-forward)"));
+		format_display(display, '!', _("[rejected]"), _("non-fast-forward"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 }
@@ -714,11 +712,10 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 				rc |= update_local_ref(ref, what, rm, &note);
 				free(ref);
 			} else
-				strbuf_addf(&note, "* %-*s %-*s -> FETCH_HEAD",
-					    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH,
-					    *kind ? kind : "branch",
-					    REFCOL_WIDTH,
-					    *what ? what : "HEAD");
+				format_display(&note, '*',
+					       *kind ? kind : "branch", NULL,
+					       *what ? what : "HEAD",
+					       "FETCH_HEAD");
 			if (note.len) {
 				if (verbosity >= 0 && !shown_url) {
 					fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"),
@@ -812,13 +809,15 @@ static int prune_refs(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *ref_map,
 
 	if (verbosity >= 0) {
 		for (ref = stale_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
+			struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 			if (!shown_url) {
 				fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"), url_len, url);
 				shown_url = 1;
 			}
-			fprintf(stderr, " x %-*s %-*s -> %s\n",
-				TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[deleted]")),
-				REFCOL_WIDTH, _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
+			format_display(&sb, 'x', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
+				       _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
+			fprintf(stderr, " %s\n",sb.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&sb);
 			warn_dangling_symref(stderr, dangling_msg, ref->name);
 		}
 	}

Documentation/git-fetch.txt, builtin/fetch.c

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index cbf441f..771dde5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ flag::
 	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
 (space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
 `+`;; for a successful forced update;
-`x`;; for a successfully pruned ref;
-`-`;; for a successful tag update;
+`-`;; for a successfully pruned ref;
+`t`;; for a successful tag update;
 `*`;; for a successfully fetched new ref;
 `!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to update; and
 `=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need fetching.
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a7f152a..8177f90 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	    starts_with(ref->name, "refs/tags/")) {
 		int r;
 		r = s_update_ref("updating tag", ref, 0);
-		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '-', _("[tag update]"),
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : 't', _("[tag update]"),
 			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
 			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int prune_refs(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *ref_map,
 				fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"), url_len, url);
 				shown_url = 1;
 			}
-			format_display(&sb, 'x', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
+			format_display(&sb, '-', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
 				       _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
 			fprintf(stderr, " %s\n",sb.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&sb);

builtin/fetch.c, t/t5510-fetch.sh

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 8177f90..c42795b 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "submodule.h"
 #include "connected.h"
 #include "argv-array.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_fetch_usage[] = {
 	N_("git fetch [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]"),
@@ -449,14 +450,53 @@ fail:
 			   : STORE_REF_ERROR_OTHER;
 }
 
-#define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
+static int refcol_width = 10;
+
+static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
+{
+	int max, rlen, llen;
+
+	/* uptodate lines are only shown on high verbosity level */
+	if (!verbosity && !oidcmp(&ref->peer_ref->old_oid, &ref->old_oid))
+		return;
+
+	max    = term_columns();
+	rlen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->name));
+	llen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->peer_ref->name));
+
+	/*
+	 * rough estimation to see if the output line is too long and
+	 * should not be counted (we can't do precise calculation
+	 * anyway because we don't know if the error explanation part
+	 * will be printed in update_local_ref)
+	 */
+	if (21 /* flag and summary */ + rlen + 4 /* -> */ + llen >= max)
+		return;
+
+	if (refcol_width < rlen)
+		refcol_width = rlen;
+}
+
+static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
+{
+	struct ref *rm;
+
+	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
+		if (rm->status == REF_STATUS_REJECT_SHALLOW ||
+		    !rm->peer_ref ||
+		    !strcmp(rm->name, "HEAD"))
+			continue;
+
+		adjust_refcol_width(rm);
+	}
+}
 
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
 {
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
-	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
 }
@@ -618,6 +658,8 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 		goto abort;
 	}
 
+	prepare_format_display(ref_map);
+
 	/*
 	 * We do a pass for each fetch_head_status type in their enum order, so
 	 * merged entries are written before not-for-merge. That lets readers
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index 454d896..f50497e 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -688,4 +688,19 @@ test_expect_success 'fetching with auto-gc does not lock up' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fetch aligned output' '
+	git clone . full-output &&
+	test_commit looooooooooooong-tag &&
+	(
+		cd full-output &&
+		git fetch origin 2>&1 | \
+			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
+	) &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	master               -> origin/master
+	looooooooooooong-tag -> looooooooooooong-tag
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done

Documentation/config.txt, Documentation/git-fetch.txt, builtin/fetch.c, t/t5510-fetch.sh

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 2e1b2e4..7f6e58d 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1220,6 +1220,11 @@ fetch.prune::
 	If true, fetch will automatically behave as if the `--prune`
 	option was given on the command line.  See also `remote.<name>.prune`.
 
+fetch.output::
+	Control how ref update status is printed. Valid values are
+	`full` and `compact`. Default value is `full`. See section
+	OUTPUT in linkgit:git-fetch[1] for detail.
+
 format.attach::
 	Enable multipart/mixed attachments as the default for
 	'format-patch'.  The value can also be a double quoted string
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index 771dde5..61e8885 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
 The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if the --verbose option is
 used.
 
+In compact output mode, if either entire `<from>` or `<to>` is found
+in the other string, it will be substituted with `$` in the other
+string. or example, `master -> origin/master` becomes
+`master -> origin/$`.
+
 flag::
 	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
 (space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index c42795b..9d9f4e8 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static int refcol_width = 10;
+static int compact_format;
 
 static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 {
@@ -462,6 +463,17 @@ static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 
 	max    = term_columns();
 	rlen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->name));
+
+	if (compact_format) {
+		/*
+		 * Not precise calculation because '$' can appear in
+		 * ref->name and reduce actual length.
+		 */
+		if (refcol_width < rlen)
+			refcol_width = rlen;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	llen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->peer_ref->name));
 
 	/*
@@ -480,6 +492,16 @@ static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
 {
 	struct ref *rm;
+	const char *format = "full";
+
+	git_config_get_string_const("fetch.output", &format);
+	if (!strcasecmp(format, "full"))
+		compact_format = 0;
+	else if (!strcasecmp(format, "compact"))
+		compact_format = 1;
+	else
+		die(_("configuration fetch.output contains invalid value %s"),
+		    format);
 
 	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
 		if (rm->status == REF_STATUS_REJECT_SHALLOW ||
@@ -491,12 +513,63 @@ static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
 	}
 }
 
+static void print_remote_to_local(struct strbuf *display,
+				  const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
+}
+
+static int dollarize(struct strbuf *haystack, const char *needle)
+{
+	const char *p = strstr(haystack->buf, needle);
+	int plen, nlen;
+
+	if (!p)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (p > haystack->buf && p[-1] != '/')
+		return 0;
+
+	plen = strlen(p);
+	nlen = strlen(needle);
+	if (plen > nlen && p[nlen] != '/')
+		return 0;
+
+	strbuf_splice(haystack, p - haystack->buf, nlen, "$", 1);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void print_compact(struct strbuf *display,
+			  const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	struct strbuf r = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf l = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (!strcmp(remote, local)) {
+		strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> $", refcol_width, remote);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&r, remote);
+	strbuf_addstr(&l, local);
+
+	if (!dollarize(&r, local))
+		dollarize(&l, remote);
+	print_remote_to_local(display, r.buf, l.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&r);
+	strbuf_release(&l);
+}
+
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
 {
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
-	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
+	if (!compact_format)
+		print_remote_to_local(display, remote, local);
+	else
+		print_compact(display, remote, local);
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
 }
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index f50497e..3a92718 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch aligned output' '
 	test_commit looooooooooooong-tag &&
 	(
 		cd full-output &&
-		git fetch origin 2>&1 | \
+		git -c fetch.output=full fetch origin 2>&1 | \
 			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
 	) &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
@@ -703,4 +703,19 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch aligned output' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fetch compact output' '
+	git clone . compact &&
+	test_commit extraaa &&
+	(
+		cd compact &&
+		git -c fetch.output=compact fetch origin 2>&1 | \
+			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
+	) &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	master     -> origin/$
+	extraaa    -> $
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done

Documentation/git-fetch.txt, builtin/fetch.c, t/t5510-fetch.sh

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index 61e8885..9e42169 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
 The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if the --verbose option is
 used.
 
-In compact output mode, if either entire `<from>` or `<to>` is found
-in the other string, it will be substituted with `$` in the other
-string. or example, `master -> origin/master` becomes
-`master -> origin/$`.
+In compact output mode, specified with configuration variable
+fetch.output, if either entire `<from>` or `<to>` is found in the
+other string, it will be substituted with `*` in the other string. For
+example, `master -> origin/master` becomes `master -> origin/*`.
 
 flag::
 	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 9d9f4e8..0a2eed1 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static int compact_format;
 
 static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 {
-	int max, rlen, llen;
+	int max, rlen, llen, len;
 
 	/* uptodate lines are only shown on high verbosity level */
 	if (!verbosity && !oidcmp(&ref->peer_ref->old_oid, &ref->old_oid))
@@ -464,16 +464,6 @@ static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 	max    = term_columns();
 	rlen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->name));
 
-	if (compact_format) {
-		/*
-		 * Not precise calculation because '$' can appear in
-		 * ref->name and reduce actual length.
-		 */
-		if (refcol_width < rlen)
-			refcol_width = rlen;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	llen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->peer_ref->name));
 
 	/*
@@ -482,9 +472,19 @@ static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 	 * anyway because we don't know if the error explanation part
 	 * will be printed in update_local_ref)
 	 */
-	if (21 /* flag and summary */ + rlen + 4 /* -> */ + llen >= max)
+	if (compact_format) {
+		llen = 0;
+		max = max * 2 / 3;
+	}
+	len = 21 /* flag and summary */ + rlen + 4 /* -> */ + llen;
+	if (len >= max)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Not precise calculation for compact mode because '*' can
+	 * appear on the left hand side of '->' and shrink the column
+	 * back.
+	 */
 	if (refcol_width < rlen)
 		refcol_width = rlen;
 }
@@ -519,7 +519,9 @@ static void print_remote_to_local(struct strbuf *display,
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
 }
 
-static int dollarize(struct strbuf *haystack, const char *needle)
+static int find_and_replace(struct strbuf *haystack,
+			    const char *needle,
+			    const char *placeholder)
 {
 	const char *p = strstr(haystack->buf, needle);
 	int plen, nlen;
@@ -535,7 +537,8 @@ static int dollarize(struct strbuf *haystack, const char *needle)
 	if (plen > nlen && p[nlen] != '/')
 		return 0;
 
-	strbuf_splice(haystack, p - haystack->buf, nlen, "$", 1);
+	strbuf_splice(haystack, p - haystack->buf, nlen,
+		      placeholder, strlen(placeholder));
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -546,15 +549,15 @@ static void print_compact(struct strbuf *display,
 	struct strbuf l = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (!strcmp(remote, local)) {
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> $", refcol_width, remote);
+		strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> *", refcol_width, remote);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	strbuf_addstr(&r, remote);
 	strbuf_addstr(&l, local);
 
-	if (!dollarize(&r, local))
-		dollarize(&l, remote);
+	if (!find_and_replace(&r, local, "*"))
+		find_and_replace(&l, remote, "*");
 	print_remote_to_local(display, r.buf, l.buf);
 
 	strbuf_release(&r);
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index 3a92718..6032776 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch compact output' '
 			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
 	) &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	master     -> origin/$
-	extraaa    -> $
+	master     -> origin/*
+	extraaa    -> *
 	EOF
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '

Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy (5):
  git-fetch.txt: document fetch output
  fetch: refactor ref update status formatting code
  fetch: change flag code for displaying tag update and deleted ref
  fetch: align all "remote -> local" output
  fetch: reduce duplicate in ref update status lines with placeholder

 Documentation/config.txt    |   5 ++
 Documentation/git-fetch.txt |  51 ++++++++++++
 builtin/fetch.c             | 197 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 t/t5510-fetch.sh            |  30 +++++++
 4 files changed, 243 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index efe56e0..cbf441f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,52 @@ The latter use of the `remote.<repository>.fetch` values can be
 overridden by giving the `--refmap=<refspec>` parameter(s) on the
 command line.
 
+OUTPUT
+------
+
+The output of "git fetch" depends on the transport method used; this
+section describes the output when fetching over the Git protocol
+(either locally or via ssh) and Smart HTTP protocol.
+
+The status of the fetch is output in tabular form, with each line
+representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
+
+-------------------------------
+ <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> [<reason>]
+-------------------------------
+
+The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if the --verbose option is
+used.
+
+flag::
+	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
+(space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
+`+`;; for a successful forced update;
+`x`;; for a successfully pruned ref;
+`-`;; for a successful tag update;
+`*`;; for a successfully fetched new ref;
+`!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to update; and
+`=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need fetching.
+
+summary::
+	For a successfully fetched ref, the summary shows the old and new
+	values of the ref in a form suitable for using as an argument to
+	`git log` (this is `<old>..<new>` in most cases, and
+	`<old>...<new>` for forced non-fast-forward updates).
+
+from::
+	The name of the remote ref being fetched from, minus its
+	`refs/<type>/` prefix. In the case of deletion, the name of
+	the remote ref is "(none)".
+
+to::
+	The name of the local ref being updated, minus its
+	`refs/<type>/` prefix.
+
+reason::
+	A human-readable explanation. In the case of successfully fetched
+	refs, no explanation is needed. For a failed ref, the reason for
+	failure is described.
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 1582ca7..a7f152a 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@ fail:
 
 #define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
 
+static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
+			   const char *summary, const char *error,
+			   const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	if (error)
+		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
+}
+
 static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 			    const char *remote,
 			    const struct ref *remote_ref,
@@ -467,9 +477,8 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 
 	if (!oidcmp(&ref->old_oid, &ref->new_oid)) {
 		if (verbosity > 0)
-			strbuf_addf(display, "= %-*s %-*s -> %s",
-				    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[up to date]")),
-				    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref);
+			format_display(display, '=', _("[up to date]"), NULL,
+				       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -481,10 +490,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		 * If this is the head, and it's not okay to update
 		 * the head, and the old value of the head isn't empty...
 		 */
-		strbuf_addf(display,
-			    _("! %-*s %-*s -> %s  (can't fetch in current branch)"),
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[rejected]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref);
+		format_display(display, '!', _("[rejected]"),
+			       _("can't fetch in current branch"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -492,11 +500,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	    starts_with(ref->name, "refs/tags/")) {
 		int r;
 		r = s_update_ref("updating tag", ref, 0);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : '-',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[tag update]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '-', _("[tag update]"),
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -527,11 +533,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref(msg, ref, 0);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : '*',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(what),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '*', what,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -545,11 +549,9 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref("fast-forward", ref, 1);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s%s",
-			    r ? '!' : ' ',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH, quickref.buf,
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("  (unable to update local ref)") : "");
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : ' ', quickref.buf,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		strbuf_release(&quickref);
 		return r;
 	} else if (force || ref->force) {
@@ -562,18 +564,14 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 		    (recurse_submodules != RECURSE_SUBMODULES_ON))
 			check_for_new_submodule_commits(ref->new_oid.hash);
 		r = s_update_ref("forced-update", ref, 1);
-		strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s %-*s -> %s  (%s)",
-			    r ? '!' : '+',
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH, quickref.buf,
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    r ? _("unable to update local ref") : _("forced update"));
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '+', quickref.buf,
+			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : _("forced update"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		strbuf_release(&quickref);
 		return r;
 	} else {
-		strbuf_addf(display, "! %-*s %-*s -> %s  %s",
-			    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[rejected]")),
-			    REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, pretty_ref,
-			    _("(non-fast-forward)"));
+		format_display(display, '!', _("[rejected]"), _("non-fast-forward"),
+			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 }
@@ -714,11 +712,10 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 				rc |= update_local_ref(ref, what, rm, &note);
 				free(ref);
 			} else
-				strbuf_addf(&note, "* %-*s %-*s -> FETCH_HEAD",
-					    TRANSPORT_SUMMARY_WIDTH,
-					    *kind ? kind : "branch",
-					    REFCOL_WIDTH,
-					    *what ? what : "HEAD");
+				format_display(&note, '*',
+					       *kind ? kind : "branch", NULL,
+					       *what ? what : "HEAD",
+					       "FETCH_HEAD");
 			if (note.len) {
 				if (verbosity >= 0 && !shown_url) {
 					fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"),
@@ -812,13 +809,15 @@ static int prune_refs(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *ref_map,
 
 	if (verbosity >= 0) {
 		for (ref = stale_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
+			struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 			if (!shown_url) {
 				fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"), url_len, url);
 				shown_url = 1;
 			}
-			fprintf(stderr, " x %-*s %-*s -> %s\n",
-				TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(_("[deleted]")),
-				REFCOL_WIDTH, _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
+			format_display(&sb, 'x', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
+				       _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
+			fprintf(stderr, " %s\n",sb.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&sb);
 			warn_dangling_symref(stderr, dangling_msg, ref->name);
 		}
 	}

Documentation/config.txt, Documentation/git-fetch.txt, builtin/fetch.c, t/t5510-fetch.sh

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 2e1b2e4..7f6e58d 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1220,6 +1220,11 @@ fetch.prune::
 	If true, fetch will automatically behave as if the `--prune`
 	option was given on the command line.  See also `remote.<name>.prune`.
 
+fetch.output::
+	Control how ref update status is printed. Valid values are
+	`full` and `compact`. Default value is `full`. See section
+	OUTPUT in linkgit:git-fetch[1] for detail.
+
 format.attach::
 	Enable multipart/mixed attachments as the default for
 	'format-patch'.  The value can also be a double quoted string
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index 771dde5..9e42169 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
 The status of up-to-date refs is shown only if the --verbose option is
 used.
 
+In compact output mode, specified with configuration variable
+fetch.output, if either entire `<from>` or `<to>` is found in the
+other string, it will be substituted with `*` in the other string. For
+example, `master -> origin/master` becomes `master -> origin/*`.
+
 flag::
 	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
 (space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 2bc609b..0a2eed1 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ fail:
 }
 
 static int refcol_width = 10;
+static int compact_format;
 
 static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 {
@@ -462,6 +463,7 @@ static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 
 	max    = term_columns();
 	rlen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->name));
+
 	llen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->peer_ref->name));
 
 	/*
@@ -470,10 +472,19 @@ static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 	 * anyway because we don't know if the error explanation part
 	 * will be printed in update_local_ref)
 	 */
+	if (compact_format) {
+		llen = 0;
+		max = max * 2 / 3;
+	}
 	len = 21 /* flag and summary */ + rlen + 4 /* -> */ + llen;
 	if (len >= max)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Not precise calculation for compact mode because '*' can
+	 * appear on the left hand side of '->' and shrink the column
+	 * back.
+	 */
 	if (refcol_width < rlen)
 		refcol_width = rlen;
 }
@@ -481,6 +492,16 @@ static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
 static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
 {
 	struct ref *rm;
+	const char *format = "full";
+
+	git_config_get_string_const("fetch.output", &format);
+	if (!strcasecmp(format, "full"))
+		compact_format = 0;
+	else if (!strcasecmp(format, "compact"))
+		compact_format = 1;
+	else
+		die(_("configuration fetch.output contains invalid value %s"),
+		    format);
 
 	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
 		if (rm->status == REF_STATUS_REJECT_SHALLOW ||
@@ -492,12 +513,66 @@ static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
 	}
 }
 
+static void print_remote_to_local(struct strbuf *display,
+				  const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
+}
+
+static int find_and_replace(struct strbuf *haystack,
+			    const char *needle,
+			    const char *placeholder)
+{
+	const char *p = strstr(haystack->buf, needle);
+	int plen, nlen;
+
+	if (!p)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (p > haystack->buf && p[-1] != '/')
+		return 0;
+
+	plen = strlen(p);
+	nlen = strlen(needle);
+	if (plen > nlen && p[nlen] != '/')
+		return 0;
+
+	strbuf_splice(haystack, p - haystack->buf, nlen,
+		      placeholder, strlen(placeholder));
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void print_compact(struct strbuf *display,
+			  const char *remote, const char *local)
+{
+	struct strbuf r = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf l = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (!strcmp(remote, local)) {
+		strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> *", refcol_width, remote);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&r, remote);
+	strbuf_addstr(&l, local);
+
+	if (!find_and_replace(&r, local, "*"))
+		find_and_replace(&l, remote, "*");
+	print_remote_to_local(display, r.buf, l.buf);
+
+	strbuf_release(&r);
+	strbuf_release(&l);
+}
+
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
 {
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
-	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
+	if (!compact_format)
+		print_remote_to_local(display, remote, local);
+	else
+		print_compact(display, remote, local);
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
 }
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index f50497e..6032776 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch aligned output' '
 	test_commit looooooooooooong-tag &&
 	(
 		cd full-output &&
-		git fetch origin 2>&1 | \
+		git -c fetch.output=full fetch origin 2>&1 | \
 			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
 	) &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
@@ -703,4 +703,19 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch aligned output' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fetch compact output' '
+	git clone . compact &&
+	test_commit extraaa &&
+	(
+		cd compact &&
+		git -c fetch.output=compact fetch origin 2>&1 | \
+			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
+	) &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	master     -> origin/*
+	extraaa    -> *
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done

Documentation/git-fetch.txt, builtin/fetch.c

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
index cbf441f..771dde5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ flag::
 	A single character indicating the status of the ref:
 (space);; for a successfully fetched fast-forward;
 `+`;; for a successful forced update;
-`x`;; for a successfully pruned ref;
-`-`;; for a successful tag update;
+`-`;; for a successfully pruned ref;
+`t`;; for a successful tag update;
 `*`;; for a successfully fetched new ref;
 `!`;; for a ref that was rejected or failed to update; and
 `=`;; for a ref that was up to date and did not need fetching.
diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index a7f152a..8177f90 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int update_local_ref(struct ref *ref,
 	    starts_with(ref->name, "refs/tags/")) {
 		int r;
 		r = s_update_ref("updating tag", ref, 0);
-		format_display(display, r ? '!' : '-', _("[tag update]"),
+		format_display(display, r ? '!' : 't', _("[tag update]"),
 			       r ? _("unable to update local ref") : NULL,
 			       remote, pretty_ref);
 		return r;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int prune_refs(struct refspec *refs, int ref_count, struct ref *ref_map,
 				fprintf(stderr, _("From %.*s\n"), url_len, url);
 				shown_url = 1;
 			}
-			format_display(&sb, 'x', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
+			format_display(&sb, '-', _("[deleted]"), NULL,
 				       _("(none)"), prettify_refname(ref->name));
 			fprintf(stderr, " %s\n",sb.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&sb);

builtin/fetch.c, t/t5510-fetch.sh

diff --git a/builtin/fetch.c b/builtin/fetch.c
index 8177f90..2bc609b 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "submodule.h"
 #include "connected.h"
 #include "argv-array.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_fetch_usage[] = {
 	N_("git fetch [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>...]]"),
@@ -449,14 +450,54 @@ fail:
 			   : STORE_REF_ERROR_OTHER;
 }
 
-#define REFCOL_WIDTH  10
+static int refcol_width = 10;
+
+static void adjust_refcol_width(const struct ref *ref)
+{
+	int max, rlen, llen, len;
+
+	/* uptodate lines are only shown on high verbosity level */
+	if (!verbosity && !oidcmp(&ref->peer_ref->old_oid, &ref->old_oid))
+		return;
+
+	max    = term_columns();
+	rlen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->name));
+	llen   = utf8_strwidth(prettify_refname(ref->peer_ref->name));
+
+	/*
+	 * rough estimation to see if the output line is too long and
+	 * should not be counted (we can't do precise calculation
+	 * anyway because we don't know if the error explanation part
+	 * will be printed in update_local_ref)
+	 */
+	len = 21 /* flag and summary */ + rlen + 4 /* -> */ + llen;
+	if (len >= max)
+		return;
+
+	if (refcol_width < rlen)
+		refcol_width = rlen;
+}
+
+static void prepare_format_display(struct ref *ref_map)
+{
+	struct ref *rm;
+
+	for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
+		if (rm->status == REF_STATUS_REJECT_SHALLOW ||
+		    !rm->peer_ref ||
+		    !strcmp(rm->name, "HEAD"))
+			continue;
+
+		adjust_refcol_width(rm);
+	}
+}
 
 static void format_display(struct strbuf *display, char code,
 			   const char *summary, const char *error,
 			   const char *remote, const char *local)
 {
 	strbuf_addf(display, "%c %-*s ", code, TRANSPORT_SUMMARY(summary));
-	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", REFCOL_WIDTH, remote, local);
+	strbuf_addf(display, "%-*s -> %s", refcol_width, remote, local);
 	if (error)
 		strbuf_addf(display, "  (%s)", error);
 }
@@ -618,6 +659,8 @@ static int store_updated_refs(const char *raw_url, const char *remote_name,
 		goto abort;
 	}
 
+	prepare_format_display(ref_map);
+
 	/*
 	 * We do a pass for each fetch_head_status type in their enum order, so
 	 * merged entries are written before not-for-merge. That lets readers
diff --git a/t/t5510-fetch.sh b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
index 454d896..f50497e 100755
--- a/t/t5510-fetch.sh
+++ b/t/t5510-fetch.sh
@@ -688,4 +688,19 @@ test_expect_success 'fetching with auto-gc does not lock up' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'fetch aligned output' '
+	git clone . full-output &&
+	test_commit looooooooooooong-tag &&
+	(
+		cd full-output &&
+		git fetch origin 2>&1 | \
+			grep -e "->" | cut -c 22- >../actual
+	) &&
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	master               -> origin/master
+	looooooooooooong-tag -> looooooooooooong-tag
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done