SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> The "Copy commit summary" command of gitk can be used to obtain this
>> -format.
>> +format, or this invocation of "git show":
>>
>> + git show -s --date=short --pretty='format:%h ("%s", %ad)' <commit>
>> +
>> +To turn that into a handy alias:
>> +
>> + git config --global alias.git-commit-summary "show -s --date=short --pretty='format:%h (\"%s\", %ad)'"
>> +
>> +And then to get the commit summary:
>> +
>> + git git-commit-summary <commit>
>
> - 'tformat:' is a better fit than 'format:' in this case, because it
> adds a trailing newline.
That depends on what you use it for. I most often use mine to
insert the reference that flows in a sentence, not as a separate
displayed material, e.g.
1f6b1afe ("Git 2.12.1", 2017-03-20)
so for that purpose, not adding a trailing newline is a feature.
> - I find that the two subsequent 'git's in 'git git-<whatever>' look
> strange. However, to make this point moot right away:
>
> - I don't think SubmittingPatches is the right place to show how to
> create and use a command alias.
These two I do agree with.