Re: [PATCH] Specify a precision for the length of a subject string

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Re: [PATCH] Specify a precision for the length of a subject string

From: Andreas Schwab <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:52:41

"Nathan W. Panike" [off-list ref] writes:
$ git log --pretty='%h %30s' d165204 -1
In C's formatted output this syntax denotes a minimum field width, not a
precision, so it will probably be surprising to many people.

Andreas.

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Re: [PATCH] Specify a precision for the length of a subject string

From: Nathan Panike <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:52:41

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 12:26:25PM +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote:
"Nathan W. Panike" [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
$ git log --pretty='%h %30s' d165204 -1
In C's formatted output this syntax denotes a minimum field width, not a
precision, so it will probably be surprising to many people.
C semantics are already broken because (from git-log(1))

"If you add a - (minus sign) after % of a placeholder, line-feeds that
immediately precede the expansion are deleted if and only if the placeholder
expands to an empty string."

rather than indicating justification of the field.
Andreas.

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