- '%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 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 '%'
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