Bits of .NET

Understanding branch history in text is hard. –graph flag shows visual tree.

Pretty Graph:

git log --graph --oneline --all

# Output:
# * abc1234 (HEAD -> main) Merge feature
# |\  
# | * def5678 (feature) Add feature
# | * ghi9012 Feature progress
# * | jkl3456 Fix bug
# |/  
# * mno7890 Initial commit

Prettier Version:

git log --graph --pretty=format:'%C(yellow)%h%Creset -%C(red)%d%Creset %s %C(green)(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit

# Shows:
# - Colored commit hash
# - Branch/tag names
# - Commit message
# - Relative time
# - Author name

Create Alias:

git config --global alias.tree "log --graph --oneline --all"

# Now use: git tree

See branch history at a glance!