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"git lg" alias for pretty git log
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# From http://garmoncheg.blogspot.com/2012/06/pretty-git-log.html
git config --global alias.lg "log --color --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit --"
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wuminzhe commented Oct 11, 2021

Tip: Remove the last -- to be able to set flags when using the alias.

For example, to view all branches (regardless of whether they are merged into the current one) you could then do git lg --all. This works for any flags that work with the original git log command.

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