git log-list-long

Show log list with our preferred options and long information

Git alias:

log-list-long = log \
    --graph \
    --topo-order \
    --boundary \
    --decorate \
    --all \
    --date=iso8601-strict \
    --no-abbrev-commit \
    --abbrev=40 \
    --pretty=format:'␟%ad␟%h␟%s␟%cn <%ce>␟%G?' | \
    git name-rev --stdin --always --name-only | \
    awk 'BEGIN { FS="␟"; OFS="␟"; } { $4 = substr($4, 1, 50); print $0; }' | \
    column -s'␟' -t

Example:

git log-list-long
*  2021-01-01T00:00:00+00:00  remotes/origin/main  Add feature foo  Alice Adams <alice@example.com>  N
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Compare

Compare the alias git ll a.k.a. git log-list which is using:

• Short date format using YYYY-MM-DD (no time, no zone)

• Short commit format using abbreviated hexadecimal (not full hexadecimal)

• Short author field using name (no email address)

• Short layout without columns

And the alias git lll a.k.a. git log-list-long which is using:

• Long date format using iso8601 strict YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MM

• Long commit format using hash hexadecimal displayed as name-rev

• Long author field using name and email address

• Long layout with columns