Re: Add "git show-ref" builtin command

Junio C Hamano wrote:

+<format>::
+       A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from the
+       object pointed at by a ref being shown.  If `fieldname`
+       is prefixed with an asterisk (`*`) and the ref points
+       at a tag object, the value for the field in the object
+       tag refers is used.  When unspecified, defaults to
+       `%(refname)`.

Wouldn't it be better to be able to use (or be able to enable, like echo -e
option) interpretation of the  backslash-escaped characters, like 
\t, \n, \0?

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