From: Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>,
Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 0/8] improve "git format-patch --commit-list-format"
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:57:27 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cover.1774284699.git.mroik@delayed.space> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1773959395.git.mroik@delayed.space>
Not much has changed, just applied the suggestions Kristoffer made.
Thank you again for the review
[1/8] pretty.c: better die message %(count) and %(total) (Mirko Faina)
[2/8] format-patch: refactor generate_commit_list_cover (Mirko Faina)
[3/8] format-patch: rename --cover-letter-format option (Mirko Faina)
[4/8] docs/pretty-formats: add %(count) and %(total) (Mirko Faina)
[5/8] format.commitListFormat: strip meaning from empty (Mirko Faina)
[6/8] format-patch: wrap generate_commit_list_cover() (Mirko Faina)
[7/8] format-patch: add preset for --commit-list-format (Mirko Faina)
[8/8] format-patch: --commit-list-format without prefix (Mirko Faina)
Documentation/config/format.adoc | 2 +-
Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc | 19 ++++----
Documentation/pretty-formats.adoc | 4 ++
builtin/log.c | 35 +++++++-------
pretty.c | 4 +-
t/t4014-format-patch.sh | 72 +++++++++++++++++++----------
t/t9902-completion.sh | 1 -
7 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v2:
1: a0d26c5999 = 1: a0d26c5999 pretty.c: better die message %(count) and %(total)
2: 883dd358b6 = 2: 883dd358b6 format-patch: refactor generate_commit_list_cover
3: 5d061d6398 = 3: 5d061d6398 format-patch: rename --cover-letter-format option
4: 7b1e5cbb24 ! 4: ce7d1bd1fe docs/pretty-formats: add %(count) and %(total)
@@ Metadata
## Commit message ##
docs/pretty-formats: add %(count) and %(total)
- When --commit-list-format has been introduced to format-patch, two new
- placeholders have been added to the PRETTY FORMATS code without being
+ When --commit-list-format was introduced to format-patch, two new
+ placeholders were added to the PRETTY FORMATS code without being
documented. Do so now.
Signed-off-by: Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>
@@ Documentation/pretty-formats.adoc: The placeholders are:
+%D+:: ref names without the " (", ")" wrapping.
++%(count)+:: the number of a patch within a patch series. Used only in
+ `--commit-list-format` in `format-patch`
-++%(total)+:: the number of tatal patches in a patch series. Used only in
+++%(total)+:: the total number of patches in a patch series. Used only in
+ `--commit-list-format` in `format-patch`
++%(decorate++`[:<option>,...]`++)++::
ref names with custom decorations. The `decorate` string may be followed by a
5: 3cb0a0a088 ! 5: 66d30249bb format.commitListFormat: strip meaning from empty
@@ Commit message
The configuration variable format.commitListFormat allows for an empty
value. This is unusual and can create issues when interacting with this
- configuration variable through the cli interface.
+ configuration variable through the CLI.
Strip meaning to format.commitListFormat with an empty value.
6: 3f547451a2 = 6: c722fc9d0f format-patch: wrap generate_commit_list_cover()
7: fdcb68e650 = 7: bdd8f1fb57 format-patch: add preset for --commit-list-format
8: ef0d3ed876 = 8: d125458e33 format-patch: --commit-list-format without prefix
--
2.53.0.1118.gaef5881109
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-23 16:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-14 23:20 [PATCH 0/7] improve "git format-patch --commit-list-format" Mirko Faina
2026-03-14 23:20 ` [PATCH 1/7] pretty.c: better die message %(count) and %(total) Mirko Faina
2026-03-14 23:20 ` [PATCH 2/7] format-patch: refactor generate_commit_list_cover Mirko Faina
2026-03-14 23:20 ` [PATCH 3/7] format-patch: rename --cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-03-14 23:20 ` [PATCH 4/7] format.commitListFormat: strip meaning from empty Mirko Faina
2026-03-14 23:20 ` [PATCH 5/7] format-patch: wrap generate_commit_list_cover() Mirko Faina
2026-03-17 15:32 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-03-17 16:18 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-14 23:20 ` [PATCH 6/7] format-patch: add preset for --commit-list-format Mirko Faina
2026-03-14 23:20 ` [PATCH 7/7] format-patch: --commit-list-format without prefix Mirko Faina
2026-03-17 15:29 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-03-17 16:20 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] improve "git format-patch --commit-list-format" Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 1/8] pretty.c: better die message %(count) and %(total) Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 2/8] format-patch: refactor generate_commit_list_cover Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 3/8] format-patch: rename --cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 4/8] docs/pretty-formats: add %(count) and %(total) Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 10:29 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-03-23 14:00 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 5/8] format.commitListFormat: strip meaning from empty Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 6/8] format-patch: wrap generate_commit_list_cover() Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 7/8] format-patch: add preset for --commit-list-format Mirko Faina
2026-03-19 22:38 ` [PATCH v2 8/8] format-patch: --commit-list-format without prefix Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 16:57 ` Mirko Faina [this message]
2026-03-23 16:57 ` [PATCH v3 1/8] pretty.c: better die message %(count) and %(total) Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 16:57 ` [PATCH v3 2/8] format-patch: refactor generate_commit_list_cover Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 16:57 ` [PATCH v3 3/8] format-patch: rename --cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 16:57 ` [PATCH v3 4/8] docs/pretty-formats: add %(count) and %(total) Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 16:57 ` [PATCH v3 5/8] format.commitListFormat: strip meaning from empty Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 16:57 ` [PATCH v3 6/8] format-patch: wrap generate_commit_list_cover() Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 16:57 ` [PATCH v3 7/8] format-patch: add preset for --commit-list-format Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 16:57 ` [PATCH v3 8/8] format-patch: --commit-list-format without prefix Mirko Faina
2026-03-23 20:10 ` [PATCH v3 0/8] improve "git format-patch --commit-list-format" Junio C Hamano
2026-03-24 16:19 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-03-26 14:29 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-26 16:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-27 1:13 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-27 16:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-27 16:18 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-27 16:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-26 16:34 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-03-26 17:15 ` Mirko Faina
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