- '%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 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.
+ 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.
- '%m': left (`<`), right (`>`) or boundary (`-`) mark
- '%n': newline
- '%%': a raw '%'
is inserted immediately before the expansion if and only if the
placeholder expands to a non-empty string.
-If you add a `-` (minus sign) after '%' of a placeholder, line-feeds that
-immediately precede the expansion are deleted if and only if the
+If you add a `-` (minus sign) after '%' of a placeholder, all consecutive
+line-feeds immediately preceding the expansion are deleted if and only if the
placeholder expands to an empty string.
If you add a ` ` (space) after '%' of a placeholder, a space