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To: Kristoffer Haugsbakk , git@vger.kernel.org References: <457209f3-e998-4223-bdf3-57245bc51926@creativepost.co.uk> Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:TQlMKA7M/++rUQRkDCKJdrV2NGNIKDvarSKmfnjKQPDbtXHqI/V OfKNvfdBWkanW9zMofW8YwgppUXXAQ0dIsFFLaR2OkBKI9+rh5iy0OspkrCXZNhzgUpBY/B wwSkaDgGA6DTKuaD7KfIoaNEkwOuOHnBHlysrV1DIDRWapbcBrDiLDXhZjyKc6OhLYBZDj7 JqXpkrybsqmB+QhldT0rQ== X-Spam-Flag: NO UI-OutboundReport: notjunk:1;M01:P0:XzN5LfIerwA=;RYe6v+dNqUl2p9fsDbUbor5gDhl 6hvQ8F0pGt1RpysLKJDLOJmvPAfdf7+QRCTT2irdDjh3/C4ZHX6OdoNQbDcb8jpMo6OSeUviG 7Rbcbum+MiZ43qk30mjf5fbRaOMXLrJBGqCrhaxTgVOXQBtr/8XLcQswMtFEvp7j2E4FMIjBT ReuAumGVJUl/EqLB5p7Ni3wAkzD8OHLc4HrdHfg7h0W1Hqjv3IFv42aBFUWwF6PP+JYDBlqna iNyJIUsLjwVJmWGyJCEWwSXnSU005oiV09qUjCTj9LcCZUGe/S+E8KkCxod3s80YQSMPeJuSG 5d//gMkR7O7J8XhNhBWwi631ElO0sUC52npLqKi42plff7F7G0gHirDq0BIBaLgXVhVALclU1 D38c8gWmENUslklLLshuNKeykROVPgqCkGQec7xvwtSZQGtIy6SqEPuS6ICN+HV/772DlmUji PHQEEbs4yOap6zdCs1I2w/hmvlpqfcqGvoUWD/kWhlPuwI1PwJ9/C8ejLvsJvr8rFwCLGMrS6 gannu+lecyPtG9lqajQ4A0ShIB+Y4+cQPyVQUs5uCfKt85J/99XymtGxsH1E+tDEquFhYXoC4 pq8TNv8ZOIdq/pqf4ybQJT9idyPyJW35df+nYes0UC4v4r7Nbjuc33qOYJYEwGDKmGWmJi9Ix q7jK+H2wp4dt4DzQMDnBjMajFeVcVQ4aPZ7+mBYrAQ9VoVovHEqvMdilEujFSb2Z6avIbC5qa mn5VFn/HOGShe27ZYbysRXtSNUAOweJosubLZ4B20KX7E0pu2o9Ar1+HqijqfsJenFyB4bdQf SFtr0M22BCXwaR+KBkE0wrONwAadPbI6gp13ElktzeZ5mApyrHx4Qp8+J9FvqoXeDIVftr1Hi HHjmBTzyb4hQ0HFxkhlQRxmgwefmrLkRWCMuVs3DUqesQOMQylEZFV9q+VlRyNp4xJje8rTwF Zy8YTtycyJlfwHA7rXNuW9EX58G1qQS51Gqh7ElZm6W64re5XVM6vs5VLfXX65zwKjkYPmM+h B40outVWtFWu564uK75m6rrCGXvisS/vIooE0Xx3+J+o8xfgRWb4EdDyZL0iablqWQX5J2+Y3 HDGTkF28wr7vkLwihe7gatwZItG1epCLH7+yvJnT8twIOXjxSZWZv9Ip4rteWXO2J1Oi9TB9o /QvfOcSIe/FGCqyk1C/d3xPGrgEN/kH40eiWZSU/cFoju0F4o0ZsbLcuz9+AIi1/x53lWmZmv YohrOHp5DLy1yvr3BHalEyMk2K4gnE7V3A6l0Rk+lVWIk096bmUd9ohnJunhg1FRHkWbU9Kii ooPJcgbaDBzhUSr56HgL31sdMRoHNBxzQJeL8/aBFRj6xvaAcHpRVRt8/VX5DF3v0r+xdkMxU o28V+zKISxZhhSxMW5s/dwgwzmmjuxjGPgk9a96DGHQFTNjXNN0BXXE+09Thw6e5MJhSAlwNe XSZC5igvG7stPzJHbvNnRjMFNi6eJ5nbyywSZ62oLPVT8llg0y/728zpvAdSnY77mZyiv5q+1 0aoY8u47OwQUeZg7HpRNKRgWvRp5Yi9r35CAgY/x2gtBCZbRdSf2ATzf9WfCPIgrPDt72jYCh rLsyQbcc4LKiZtJ14Z9c1ePKkj+XVRXXh2P9JzVrl2LXBh7THhzKKt2SUqPmEJr+s4xODiWvF rzC2Du+JaXibP16dQ1obbrhd9BYSnJtj5MdruqweQfZvOwyFaFTg8owDwXi6+DlJK5hZEtqxq vBzrHdHLhZGZcD9Q3jwjJ+x91UyJPq9PvPYv1dQJEfexQuJTdTA8W61PMcRYes4nPCtLlcKmB 7OueHyy9i+M3ly1Ycxr76sdTp6LLQRMJzqInzv8W5YGRsA9IbAlRbfwfodIvLMsNR7f2tOI0b rRQaldGuHITIdAF5A== Many thanks Kristoffer, I'd just posted some further information after realising there's Git=20 forum available but your reply makes a lot of sense so thanks for=20 letting me know. John On 16/03/2026 11:45, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote: > The `git` command itself does not have a `--format` option. Some > subcommands do like git-log(1). > > git log --format=3D > >> I'm working on a project which requires me to run "git --format" (with >> various parameters of course). > `git log --format=3D` is for formatting log output. But since= a > project =E2=80=9Crequires it=E2=80=9D could this be formatting in the se= nse of formatting > source code? > > You can for example use the third-party git-clang-format(1) on this > project. But it is third-party. It is not part of the git(1) suite of > commands.