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diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt index 3b71334459..d38b4ab566 100644 --- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt +++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt @@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ The placeholders are: - Placeholders that expand to a single literal character: '%n':: newline '%%':: a raw '%' -'%x00':: print a byte from a hex code +'%x00':: '%x' followed by two hexadecimal digits is replaced with a + byte with the hexadecimal digits' value (we will call this + "literal formatting code" in the rest of this document). - Placeholders that affect formatting of later placeholders: '%Cred':: switch color to red @@ -222,13 +224,30 @@ The placeholders are: linkgit:git-rev-list[1]) '%d':: ref names, like the --decorate option of linkgit:git-log[1] '%D':: ref names without the " (", ")" wrapping. -'%(describe[:options])':: human-readable name, like - linkgit:git-describe[1]; empty string for - undescribable commits. The `describe` string - may be followed by a colon and zero or more - comma-separated options. Descriptions can be - inconsistent when tags are added or removed at - the same time. +'%(decorate[:<options>])':: +ref names with custom decorations. The `decorate` string may be followed by a +colon and zero or more comma-separated options. Option values may contain +literal formatting codes. These must be used for commas (`%x2C`) and closing +parentheses (`%x29`), due to their role in the option syntax. ++ +** 'prefix=<value>': Shown before the list of ref names. Defaults to "{nbsp}`(`". +** 'suffix=<value>': Shown after the list of ref names. Defaults to "`)`". +** 'separator=<value>': Shown between ref names. Defaults to "`,`{nbsp}". +** 'pointer=<value>': Shown between HEAD and the branch it points to, if any. + Defaults to "{nbsp}`->`{nbsp}". +** 'tag=<value>': Shown before tag names. Defaults to "`tag:`{nbsp}". + ++ +For example, to produce decorations with no wrapping +or tag annotations, and spaces as separators: ++ +`%(decorate:prefix=,suffix=,tag=,separator= )` + +'%(describe[:<options>])':: +human-readable name, like linkgit:git-describe[1]; empty string for +undescribable commits. The `describe` string may be followed by a colon and +zero or more comma-separated options. Descriptions can be inconsistent when +tags are added or removed at the same time. + ** 'tags[=<bool-value>]': Instead of only considering annotated tags, consider lightweight tags as well. @@ -281,13 +300,11 @@ endif::git-rev-list[] '%gE':: reflog identity email (respecting .mailmap, see linkgit:git-shortlog[1] or linkgit:git-blame[1]) '%gs':: reflog subject -'%(trailers[:options])':: display the trailers of the body as - interpreted by - linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]. The - `trailers` string may be followed by a colon - and zero or more comma-separated options. - If any option is provided multiple times the - last occurrence wins. +'%(trailers[:<options>])':: +display the trailers of the body as interpreted by +linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]. The `trailers` string may be followed by +a colon and zero or more comma-separated options. If any option is provided +multiple times, the last occurrence wins. + ** 'key=<key>': only show trailers with specified <key>. Matching is done case-insensitively and trailing colon is optional. If option is |