Form git tree: $ git log -n 1 8d863c98b2f9b0d37 | wc 7 28 246 $ git log --no-color -n 1 8d863c98b2f9b0d37 | wc 8 28 247 $ git --version git version 1.5.3.2.124.g648db What's worst is that when using --log-size option, the size is always the same (198 in this case) breaking qgit parsing when --no-color option is used. BTW --no-color option is needed to correctly handle repositories where "diff.color = true" in the configuration as pointed out (and patched) by Yaacov Akiba Slama. Thanks Marco - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html