---pretty[=<format>]::
---format=<format>::
+`--pretty[=<format>]`::
+`--format=<format>`::
Pretty-print the contents of the commit logs in a given format,
- where '<format>' can be one of 'oneline', 'short', 'medium',
- 'full', 'fuller', 'reference', 'email', 'raw', 'format:<string>'
- and 'tformat:<string>'. When '<format>' is none of the above,
- and has '%placeholder' in it, it acts as if
- '--pretty=tformat:<format>' were given.
+ where '<format>' can be one of `oneline`, `short`, `medium`,
+ `full`, `fuller`, `reference`, `email`, `raw`, `format:<string>`
+ and `tformat:<string>`. When _<format>_ is none of the above,
+ and has `%<placeholder>` in it, it acts as if
+ `--pretty=tformat:<format>` were given.
+
See the "PRETTY FORMATS" section for some additional details for each
-format. When '=<format>' part is omitted, it defaults to 'medium'.
+format. When `=<format>` part is omitted, it defaults to `medium.
+
-Note: you can specify the default pretty format in the repository
+NOTE: you can specify the default pretty format in the repository
configuration (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
---abbrev-commit::
+`--abbrev-commit`::
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal commit object
name, show a prefix that names the object uniquely.
- "--abbrev=<n>" (which also modifies diff output, if it is displayed)
+ `--abbrev=<n>` (which also modifies diff output, if it is displayed)
option can be used to specify the minimum length of the prefix.
+
-This should make "--pretty=oneline" a whole lot more readable for
+This should make `--pretty=oneline` a whole lot more readable for
people using 80-column terminals.
---no-abbrev-commit::
+`--no-abbrev-commit`::
Show the full 40-byte hexadecimal commit object name. This negates
`--abbrev-commit`, either explicit or implied by other options such
- as "--oneline". It also overrides the `log.abbrevCommit` variable.
+ as `--oneline`. It also overrides the `log.abbrevCommit` variable.
---oneline::
- This is a shorthand for "--pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit"
+`--oneline`::
+ This is a shorthand for `--pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit`
used together.
---encoding=<encoding>::
+`--encoding=<encoding>`::
Commit objects record the character encoding used for the log message
in their encoding header; this option can be used to tell the
command to re-code the commit log message in the encoding
to convert the commit, we will quietly output the original
object verbatim.
---expand-tabs=<n>::
---expand-tabs::
---no-expand-tabs::
+`--expand-tabs=<n>`::
+`--expand-tabs`::
+`--no-expand-tabs`::
Perform a tab expansion (replace each tab with enough spaces
- to fill to the next display column that is a multiple of '<n>')
+ to fill to the next display column that is a multiple of _<n>_)
in the log message before showing it in the output.
`--expand-tabs` is a short-hand for `--expand-tabs=8`, and
`--no-expand-tabs` is a short-hand for `--expand-tabs=0`,
which disables tab expansion.
+
By default, tabs are expanded in pretty formats that indent the log
-message by 4 spaces (i.e. 'medium', which is the default, 'full',
-and 'fuller').
+message by 4 spaces (i.e. `medium`, which is the default, `full`,
+and `fuller`).
ifndef::git-rev-list[]
---notes[=<ref>]::
+`--notes[=<ref>]`::
Show the notes (see linkgit:git-notes[1]) that annotate the
commit, when showing the commit log message. This is the default
for `git log`, `git show` and `git whatchanged` commands when
with `refs/notes/`; when it begins with `notes/`, `refs/` and otherwise
`refs/notes/` is prefixed to form the full name of the ref.
+
-Multiple --notes options can be combined to control which notes are
-being displayed. Examples: "--notes=foo" will show only notes from
-"refs/notes/foo"; "--notes=foo --notes" will show both notes from
+Multiple `--notes` options can be combined to control which notes are
+being displayed. Examples: "`--notes=foo`" will show only notes from
+`refs/notes/foo`; "`--notes=foo --notes`" will show both notes from
"refs/notes/foo" and from the default notes ref(s).
---no-notes::
+`--no-notes`::
Do not show notes. This negates the above `--notes` option, by
resetting the list of notes refs from which notes are shown.
Options are parsed in the order given on the command line, so e.g.
- "--notes --notes=foo --no-notes --notes=bar" will only show notes
- from "refs/notes/bar".
+ "`--notes --notes=foo --no-notes --notes=bar`" will only show notes
+ from `refs/notes/bar`.
---show-notes-by-default::
+`--show-notes-by-default`::
Show the default notes unless options for displaying specific
notes are given.
---show-notes[=<ref>]::
---[no-]standard-notes::
- These options are deprecated. Use the above --notes/--no-notes
+`--show-notes[=<ref>]`::
+`--standard-notes`::
+`--no-standard-notes`::
+ These options are deprecated. Use the above `--notes`/`--no-notes`
options instead.
endif::git-rev-list[]
---show-signature::
+`--show-signature`::
Check the validity of a signed commit object by passing the signature
to `gpg --verify` and show the output.