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Example 1: git log in command line pretty view
$ git log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit
* 3396763 - (HEAD, origin/master, master) Add twitter link (4 days ago) <Mattias Geniar>
* c73bbc9 - add facebook link (6 days ago) <Mattias Geniar>
* cb555df - More random values (6 days ago) <Mattias Geniar>
* 60e7bbf - Merge pull request
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| * 8044a8f - Typo fix (7 days ago) <Tom Schuermans>
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Example 2: git graphic log
[alias]
lg = lg1
lg1 = lg1-specific --all
lg2 = lg2-specific --all
lg3 = lg3-specific --all
lg1-specific = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset)%C(auto)%d%C(reset)'
lg2-specific = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold cyan)%aD%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset)%C(auto)%d%C(reset)%n'' %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset)'
lg3-specific = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold cyan)%aD%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(bold cyan)(committed: %cD)%C(reset) %C(auto)%d%C(reset)%n'' %C(white)%s%C(reset)%n'' %C(dim white)- %an <%ae> %C(reset) %C(dim white)(committer: %cn <%ce>)%C(reset)'