- '%Cblue': switch color to blue
- '%Creset': reset color
- '%C(...)': color specification, as described under Values in the
- "CONFIGURATION FILE" section of linkgit:git-config[1];
- adding `auto,` at the beginning (e.g. `%C(auto,red)`) will emit
- color only when colors are enabled for log output (by `color.diff`,
- `color.ui`, or `--color`, and respecting the `auto` settings of the
- former if we are going to a terminal). `auto` alone (i.e.
- `%C(auto)`) will turn on auto coloring on the next placeholders
- until the color is switched again.
+ "CONFIGURATION FILE" section of linkgit:git-config[1].
+ By default, colors are shown only when enabled for log output (by
+ `color.diff`, `color.ui`, or `--color`, and respecting the `auto`
+ settings of the former if we are going to a terminal). `%C(auto,...)`
+ is accepted as a historical synonym for the default (e.g.,
+ `%C(auto,red)`). Specifying `%C(always,...) will show the colors
+ even when color is not otherwise enabled (though consider
+ just using `--color=always` to enable color for the whole output,
+ including this format and anything else git might color). `auto`
+ alone (i.e. `%C(auto)`) will turn on auto coloring on the next
+ placeholders until the color is switched again.
- '%m': left (`<`), right (`>`) or boundary (`-`) mark
- '%n': newline
- '%%': a raw '%'
- '%><(<N>)', '%><|(<N>)': similar to '% <(<N>)', '%<|(<N>)'
respectively, but padding both sides (i.e. the text is centered)
- %(trailers): display the trailers of the body as interpreted by
- linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]
+ linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]. If the `:only` option is given,
+ omit non-trailer lines from the trailer block. If the `:unfold`
+ option is given, behave as if interpret-trailer's `--unfold` option
+ was given. E.g., `%(trailers:only:unfold)` to do both.
NOTE: Some placeholders may depend on other options given to the
revision traversal engine. For example, the `%g*` reflog options will