Pretty git branch graphs

Question

I\'ve seen some books and articles have some really pretty looking graphs of git branches and commits. How can I make high-quality printable images of git history?

Answer 1

This is my take on this matter:

Screenshot:

Usage:

git hist - Show the history of current branch

git hist --all - Show the graph of all branches (including remotes)

git hist master devel - Show the relationship between two or more branches

git hist --branches - Show all local branches

Add --topo-order to sort commits topologically, instead of by date (default in this alias)

Benefits:

• Looks just like plain --decorate, so with separate colors for different branch names
• Adds committer email
• Adds commit relative and absolute date
• Sorts commits by date

Setup:

git config --global alias.hist "log --graph --date-order --date=short \
--pretty=format:'%C(auto)%h%d %C(reset)%s %C(bold blue)%ce %C(reset)%C(green)%cr (%cd)'"