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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2026-03-26 14:03:57 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2026-03-26 14:03:57 -0700
commitf54477a8053716221ccbdfbbcb9cef4e9d26fe28 (patch)
tree098ab742e268c4bf60b2a572f247b65667cdecff
parent67006b9db8b772423ad0706029286096307d2567 (diff)
parent36c16a5b7fff7806b475b5fa07eca3a5179d7fa6 (diff)
downloadgit-f54477a8053716221ccbdfbbcb9cef4e9d26fe28.tar.xz
Merge branch 'mf/format-patch-commit-list-format' into mf/format-patch-commit-list-format-doc
* mf/format-patch-commit-list-format: format-patch: --commit-list-format without prefix format-patch: add preset for --commit-list-format format-patch: wrap generate_commit_list_cover() format.commitListFormat: strip meaning from empty docs/pretty-formats: add %(count) and %(total) format-patch: rename --cover-letter-format option format-patch: refactor generate_commit_list_cover pretty.c: better die message %(count) and %(total) docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature format-patch: add commitListFormat config format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format format-patch: move cover letter summary generation pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/format.adoc5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/pretty-formats.adoc4
-rw-r--r--builtin/log.c94
-rw-r--r--pretty.c15
-rwxr-xr-xt/t4014-format-patch.sh125
6 files changed, 243 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/format.adoc b/Documentation/config/format.adoc
index ab0710e86a..ef1ed1d250 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/format.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/config/format.adoc
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ format.coverLetter::
generate a cover-letter only when there's more than one patch.
Default is false.
+format.commitListFormat::
+ When the `--cover-letter-format` option is not given, `format-patch`
+ uses the value of this variable to decide how to format the title of
+ each commit. Defaults to `shortlog`.
+
format.outputDirectory::
Set a custom directory to store the resulting files instead of the
current working directory. All directory components will be created.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
index 36146006fa..c52dbcc170 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
[--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
[--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet]
+ [--commit-list-format=<format-spec>]
[--[no-]encode-email-headers]
[--no-notes | --notes[=<ref>]]
[--interdiff=<previous>]
@@ -322,6 +323,18 @@ feeding the result to `git send-email`.
containing the branch description, shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can
fill in a description in the file before sending it out.
+--commit-list-format=<format-spec>::
+ Specify the format in which to generate the commit list of the patch
+ series. The accepted values for format-spec are `shortlog`, `modern` or a
+ format-string prefixed with `log:`.
+ e.g. `log: %s (%an)`
+ The user is allowed to drop the prefix if the format-string contains a
+ `%<placeholder>`.
+ If not given, defaults to the `format.commitListFormat` configuration
+ variable.
+ This option implies the use of `--cover-letter` unless
+ `--no-cover-letter` is given.
+
--encode-email-headers::
--no-encode-email-headers::
Encode email headers that have non-ASCII characters with
@@ -453,6 +466,7 @@ with configuration variables.
signOff = true
outputDirectory = <directory>
coverLetter = auto
+ commitListFormat = shortlog
coverFromDescription = auto
------------
diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.adoc b/Documentation/pretty-formats.adoc
index 5405e57a60..2ae0eb11a9 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.adoc
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ The placeholders are:
linkgit:git-rev-list[1])
+%d+:: ref names, like the --decorate option of linkgit:git-log[1]
+%D+:: ref names without the " (", ")" wrapping.
++%(count)+:: the number of a patch within a patch series. Used only in
+ `--commit-list-format` in `format-patch`
++%(total)+:: the total number of patches in a patch series. Used only in
+ `--commit-list-format` in `format-patch`
++%(decorate++`[:<option>,...]`++)++::
ref names with custom decorations. The `decorate` string may be followed by a
colon and zero or more comma-separated options. Option values may contain
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 89e8b8f011..ad7b7215fe 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
#include "progress.h"
#include "commit-slab.h"
#include "advice.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
#include "commit-reach.h"
#include "range-diff.h"
@@ -886,6 +887,7 @@ struct format_config {
char *signature;
char *signature_file;
enum cover_setting config_cover_letter;
+ char *fmt_cover_letter_commit_list;
char *config_output_directory;
enum cover_from_description cover_from_description_mode;
int show_notes;
@@ -930,6 +932,7 @@ static void format_config_release(struct format_config *cfg)
string_list_clear(&cfg->extra_cc, 0);
strbuf_release(&cfg->sprefix);
free(cfg->fmt_patch_suffix);
+ free(cfg->fmt_cover_letter_commit_list);
}
static enum cover_from_description parse_cover_from_description(const char *arg)
@@ -1052,6 +1055,10 @@ static int git_format_config(const char *var, const char *value,
cfg->config_cover_letter = git_config_bool(var, value) ? COVER_ON : COVER_OFF;
return 0;
}
+ if (!strcmp(var, "format.commitlistformat")) {
+ FREE_AND_NULL(cfg->fmt_cover_letter_commit_list);
+ return git_config_string(&cfg->fmt_cover_letter_commit_list, var, value);
+ }
if (!strcmp(var, "format.outputdirectory")) {
FREE_AND_NULL(cfg->config_output_directory);
return git_config_string(&cfg->config_output_directory, var, value);
@@ -1335,13 +1342,59 @@ static void get_notes_args(struct strvec *arg, struct rev_info *rev)
}
}
+static void generate_shortlog_cover_letter(struct shortlog *log,
+ struct rev_info *rev,
+ struct commit **list,
+ int nr)
+{
+ shortlog_init(log);
+ log->wrap_lines = 1;
+ log->wrap = MAIL_DEFAULT_WRAP;
+ log->in1 = 2;
+ log->in2 = 4;
+ log->file = rev->diffopt.file;
+ log->groups = SHORTLOG_GROUP_AUTHOR;
+ shortlog_finish_setup(log);
+ for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
+ shortlog_add_commit(log, list[i]);
+
+ shortlog_output(log);
+}
+
+static void generate_commit_list_cover(FILE *cover_file, const char *format,
+ struct commit **list, int n)
+{
+ struct strbuf commit_line = STRBUF_INIT;
+ struct strbuf wrapped_line = STRBUF_INIT;
+ struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
+ struct rev_info rev = REV_INFO_INIT;
+
+ rev.total = n;
+ ctx.rev = &rev;
+ for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
+ rev.nr = i;
+ repo_format_commit_message(the_repository, list[n - i], format,
+ &commit_line, &ctx);
+ strbuf_add_wrapped_text(&wrapped_line, commit_line.buf, 0, 0,
+ MAIL_DEFAULT_WRAP);
+ fprintf(cover_file, "%s\n", wrapped_line.buf);
+ strbuf_reset(&commit_line);
+ strbuf_reset(&wrapped_line);
+ }
+ fprintf(cover_file, "\n");
+
+ strbuf_release(&commit_line);
+ strbuf_release(&wrapped_line);
+}
+
static void make_cover_letter(struct rev_info *rev, int use_separate_file,
struct commit *origin,
int nr, struct commit **list,
const char *description_file,
const char *branch_name,
int quiet,
- const struct format_config *cfg)
+ const struct format_config *cfg,
+ const char *format)
{
const char *from;
struct shortlog log;
@@ -1388,18 +1441,17 @@ static void make_cover_letter(struct rev_info *rev, int use_separate_file,
free(pp.after_subject);
strbuf_release(&sb);
- shortlog_init(&log);
- log.wrap_lines = 1;
- log.wrap = MAIL_DEFAULT_WRAP;
- log.in1 = 2;
- log.in2 = 4;
- log.file = rev->diffopt.file;
- log.groups = SHORTLOG_GROUP_AUTHOR;
- shortlog_finish_setup(&log);
- for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
- shortlog_add_commit(&log, list[i]);
-
- shortlog_output(&log);
+ if (skip_prefix(format, "log:", &format))
+ generate_commit_list_cover(rev->diffopt.file, format, list, nr);
+ else if (!strcmp(format, "shortlog"))
+ generate_shortlog_cover_letter(&log, rev, list, nr);
+ else if (!strcmp(format, "modern"))
+ generate_commit_list_cover(rev->diffopt.file, "[%(count)/%(total)] %s",
+ list, nr);
+ else if (strchr(format, '%'))
+ generate_commit_list_cover(rev->diffopt.file, format, list, nr);
+ else
+ die(_("'%s' is not a valid format string"), format);
/* We can only do diffstat with a unique reference point */
if (origin)
@@ -1917,6 +1969,7 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc,
int just_numbers = 0;
int ignore_if_in_upstream = 0;
int cover_letter = -1;
+ const char *cover_letter_fmt = NULL;
int boundary_count = 0;
int no_binary_diff = 0;
int zero_commit = 0;
@@ -1963,6 +2016,8 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc,
N_("print patches to standard out")),
OPT_BOOL(0, "cover-letter", &cover_letter,
N_("generate a cover letter")),
+ OPT_STRING(0, "commit-list-format", &cover_letter_fmt, N_("format-spec"),
+ N_("format spec used for the commit list in the cover letter")),
OPT_BOOL(0, "numbered-files", &just_numbers,
N_("use simple number sequence for output file names")),
OPT_STRING(0, "suffix", &fmt_patch_suffix, N_("sfx"),
@@ -2300,6 +2355,15 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc,
/* nothing to do */
goto done;
total = list.nr;
+
+ if (!cover_letter_fmt) {
+ cover_letter_fmt = cfg.fmt_cover_letter_commit_list;
+ if (!cover_letter_fmt)
+ cover_letter_fmt = "shortlog";
+ } else if (cover_letter == -1) {
+ cover_letter = 1;
+ }
+
if (cover_letter == -1) {
if (cfg.config_cover_letter == COVER_AUTO)
cover_letter = (total > 1);
@@ -2386,12 +2450,14 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc,
}
rev.numbered_files = just_numbers;
rev.patch_suffix = fmt_patch_suffix;
+
if (cover_letter) {
if (cfg.thread)
gen_message_id(&rev, "cover");
make_cover_letter(&rev, !!output_directory,
origin, list.nr, list.items,
- description_file, branch_name, quiet, &cfg);
+ description_file, branch_name, quiet, &cfg,
+ cover_letter_fmt);
print_bases(&bases, rev.diffopt.file);
print_signature(signature, rev.diffopt.file);
total++;
diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
index ebf4da4834..814803980b 100644
--- a/pretty.c
+++ b/pretty.c
@@ -1549,6 +1549,21 @@ static size_t format_commit_one(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
if (!commit->object.parsed)
parse_object(the_repository, &commit->object.oid);
+ if (starts_with(placeholder, "(count)")) {
+ if (!c->pretty_ctx->rev)
+ die(_("%s is not supported by this command"), "%(count)");
+ strbuf_addf(sb, "%0*d", decimal_width(c->pretty_ctx->rev->total),
+ c->pretty_ctx->rev->nr);
+ return 7;
+ }
+
+ if (starts_with(placeholder, "(total)")) {
+ if (!c->pretty_ctx->rev)
+ die(_("%s is not supported by this command"), "%(total)");
+ strbuf_addf(sb, "%d", c->pretty_ctx->rev->total);
+ return 7;
+ }
+
switch (placeholder[0]) {
case 'H': /* commit hash */
strbuf_addstr(sb, diff_get_color(c->auto_color, DIFF_COMMIT));
diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
index bcdb944017..7517094bd6 100755
--- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
@@ -380,6 +380,131 @@ test_expect_success 'filename limit applies only to basename' '
done
'
+test_expect_success 'cover letter with subject, author and count' '
+ rm -rf patches &&
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches test_file" &&
+ touch test_file &&
+ git add test_file &&
+ git commit -m "This is a subject" &&
+ git format-patch --commit-list-format="log:[%(count)/%(total)] %s (%an)" \
+ -o patches HEAD~1 &&
+ test_grep "^\[1/1\] This is a subject (A U Thor)$" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter with custom format no prefix' '
+ rm -rf patches &&
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches test_file" &&
+ touch test_file &&
+ git add test_file &&
+ git commit -m "This is a subject" &&
+ git format-patch --commit-list-format="[%(count)/%(total)] %s (%an)" \
+ -o patches HEAD~1 &&
+ test_grep "^\[1/1\] This is a subject (A U Thor)$" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter fail when no prefix and no placeholder' '
+ rm -rf patches &&
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches test_file err" &&
+ touch test_file &&
+ git add test_file &&
+ git commit -m "This is a subject" &&
+ test_must_fail git format-patch --commit-list-format="this should fail" \
+ -o patches HEAD~1 2>err &&
+ test_grep "is not a valid format string" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter modern format' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches test_file" &&
+ touch test_file &&
+ git add test_file &&
+ git commit -m "This is a subject" &&
+ git format-patch --commit-list-format="modern" -o patches HEAD~1 &&
+ test_grep "^\[1/1\] This is a subject$" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter shortlog format' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf expect patches result test_file" &&
+ cat >expect <<-"EOF" &&
+ A U Thor (1):
+ This is a subject
+ EOF
+ touch test_file &&
+ git add test_file &&
+ git commit -m "This is a subject" &&
+ git format-patch --commit-list-format=shortlog -o patches HEAD~1 &&
+ grep -E -A 1 "^A U Thor \([[:digit:]]+\):$" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch >result &&
+ cat result &&
+ test_cmp expect result
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'no cover letter but with format specified' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard HEAD~1" &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches result test_file" &&
+ touch test_file &&
+ git add test_file &&
+ git commit -m "This is a subject" &&
+ git format-patch --no-cover-letter --commit-list-format="[%(count)] %s" -o patches HEAD~1 &&
+ test_path_is_missing patches/0000-cover-letter.patch
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter config with count, subject and author' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches result" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.coverletter" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.commitlistformat" &&
+ git config set format.coverletter true &&
+ git config set format.commitlistformat "log:[%(count)/%(total)] %s (%an)" &&
+ git format-patch -o patches HEAD~2 &&
+ grep -E "^[[[:digit:]]+/[[:digit:]]+] .* \(A U Thor\)" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch >result &&
+ test_line_count = 2 result
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter config with count and author' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches result" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.coverletter" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.commitlistformat" &&
+ git config set format.coverletter true &&
+ git config set format.commitlistformat "log:[%(count)/%(total)] (%an)" &&
+ git format-patch -o patches HEAD~2 &&
+ grep -E "^[[[:digit:]]+/[[:digit:]]+] \(A U Thor\)" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch >result &&
+ test_line_count = 2 result
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter config commitlistformat set to modern' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches result" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.coverletter" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.commitlistformat" &&
+ git config set format.coverletter true &&
+ git config set format.commitlistformat modern &&
+ git format-patch -o patches HEAD~2 &&
+ grep -E "^[[[:digit:]]+/[[:digit:]]+] .*$" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch >result &&
+ test_line_count = 2 result
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter config commitlistformat set to shortlog' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches result" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.coverletter" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.commitlistformat" &&
+ git config set format.coverletter true &&
+ git config set format.commitlistformat shortlog &&
+ git format-patch -o patches HEAD~2 &&
+ grep -E "^A U Thor \([[:digit:]]+\)" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch >result &&
+ test_line_count = 1 result
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cover letter config commitlistformat not set' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -rf patches result" &&
+ test_when_finished "git config unset format.coverletter" &&
+ git config set format.coverletter true &&
+ git format-patch -o patches HEAD~2 &&
+ grep -E "^A U Thor \([[:digit:]]+\)" patches/0000-cover-letter.patch >result &&
+ test_line_count = 1 result
+'
+
test_expect_success 'reroll count' '
rm -fr patches &&
git format-patch -o patches --cover-letter --reroll-count 4 main..side >list &&