From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Cc: Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>,
git@vger.kernel.org, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 2/4] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:20:48 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqqzpn63yn.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1759c2fe-6e7a-41b6-9869-97544870ebef@gmail.com> (Phillip Wood's message of "Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:38:05 +0000")
Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:
> It's a pain to have to prefix the format string with "log:" when we
> don't require it anywhere else.
I do not mind a sort of DWIM similar to "log --pretty=format:%s";
technically, "git log --prefix" requires the "format:" prefix when
using a custom format (i.e., not the canned "short", "fuller", etc.)
but we DWIM when the string appears to use %-interpolation.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-13 17:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 113+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-20 23:06 [RFC PATCH] format-patch: better commit list for cover letter Mirko Faina
2026-02-20 23:55 ` [RFC PATCH v2] " Mirko Faina
2026-02-21 0:51 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-21 4:54 ` [RFC PATCH] " Junio C Hamano
2026-02-21 5:18 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-21 5:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-21 6:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-21 15:59 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-21 17:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-21 19:16 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 4:03 ` [PATCH 0/3] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 4:06 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:29 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:29 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 17:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 23:54 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-25 0:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 13:47 ` Jeff King
2026-02-24 20:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 13:56 ` Jeff King
2026-02-25 22:55 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:29 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 18:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 0:14 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-25 17:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-26 21:40 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-26 22:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 20:38 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 21:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 0:19 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-25 2:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] " Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 4:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-27 12:41 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 1:52 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 13:18 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 16:42 ` [PATCH v4 5/4] docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 17:51 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Junio C Hamano
2026-02-27 21:51 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 0/5] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 1/5] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 2/5] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 3/5] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 4/5] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-02-27 22:48 ` [PATCH v5 5/5] docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:33 ` [PATCH v5 0/5] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Junio C Hamano
2026-03-06 22:49 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 " Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 1/5] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 2/5] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 3/5] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 22:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 22:32 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 4/5] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 22:58 ` [PATCH v6 5/5] docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 0/5] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 1/5] pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 14:32 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-10 20:55 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 2/5] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 3/5] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 14:33 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-10 21:05 ` Mroik
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 4/5] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 14:34 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-10 16:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 21:23 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-11 10:38 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-11 17:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-11 10:32 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-11 17:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-10 21:19 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-06 23:34 ` [PATCH v7 5/5] docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature Mirko Faina
2026-03-10 9:51 ` Bert Wesarg
2026-03-10 14:34 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 0/4] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 1/4] format-patch: move cover letter summary generation Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 16:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 2/4] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 16:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 17:18 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 17:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 17:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-13 10:38 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-13 17:20 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-03-13 19:17 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-13 20:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 3/4] format-patch: add "chronological" format for cover Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 16:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 16:20 ` [PATCH v8 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 17:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 17:20 ` [PATCH v8 0/4] format-patch: add cover-letter-format option Junio C Hamano
2026-03-12 17:45 ` Mirko Faina
2026-03-12 18:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 4:03 ` [PATCH 1/3] pretty.c: fix null pointer dereference Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 6:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-24 7:08 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 7:43 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 8:41 ` Jeff King
2026-02-24 4:03 ` [PATCH 2/3] format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:02 ` Jeff King
2026-02-24 9:09 ` Mirko Faina
2026-02-24 9:18 ` Jeff King
2026-02-24 4:03 ` [PATCH 3/3] format-patch: add commitListFormat config Mirko Faina
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