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How to make a better git log

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How to make a better git log
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Problem:

Need to improve the output of the standard git log command:

Set global git lg alias:

git config --global alias.lg "log --color --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit"

To check:

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Sample output

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