Git: Pretty Git Graphs
In order to view git history from the command line:
git log
However if you want to view the history in a cleaner format I recommend a custom git log.
Add the following to .gitconfig (typically at ~.gitconfig)
[alias]
lg = lg1
lg1 = lg1-specific --all
lg2 = lg2-specific --all
lg1-specific = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset)%C(auto)%d%C(reset)'
lg2-specific = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold cyan)%aD%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset)%C(auto)%d%C(reset)%n'' %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset)'
Now from the command line run:
git lg1
The result:
* 8daa918 - (2 days ago) blog updates - Mark S.
* 01bfd6e - (2 days ago) blog updates - Mark S.
* 74540ff - (2 days ago) blog updates - Mark S.
