minimum commit id length when fixing a patch

Kevin Wilson [off-list ref] writes:

Thanks, Bjorn.

I added in /root/.gitconfig
...
[core]
        abbrev = 12
[pretty]
        fixes = Fixes: %h (\"%s\")
...

Still, "git log" shows more than 12 digits, like:
commit 0a528ee9a52007984fa60b0c4ef1f39fdf5edf8d
Author: Tariq Toukan [off-list ref]
Date:   Wed Jun 7 16:26:15 2017 +0300

    IB/mlx4: Bump driver version

Does it work for you ?

See the section on "Commit Formatting" in git-log(1).  The config only
changes the abbreviated id, while the default log format use the full
id.  You can do "git log --abbrev-commit", or set "log.abbrevCommit" to
change this default.

Personally I prefer having the full id in the "normal" git log, but like
to use the abbreviated id in fixes tags and other one-line references to
commits.  This is done by using %h instead of %H in the format specifier.



Bj?rn