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Git log output to XML, JSON, or YAML?

This is a pretty simple question: as a Git newbie I was wondering if there's a way for me to output my git log to a file, preferably in some kind of serialized format like XML, JSON, or YAML. Any suggestions?

Solution

  • to output to a file:

    git log > filename.log

    To specify a format, like you want everything on one line

    git log --pretty=oneline >filename.log

    or you want it a format to be emailed via a program like sendmail

    git log --pretty=email |email-sending-script.sh

    to generate JSON, YAML or XML it looks like you need to do something like:

    git log --pretty=format:"%h%x09%an%x09%ad%x09%s"

    This gist (not mine) perfectly formats output in JSON: https://gist.github.com/1306223

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