.bashrc

# Add these to your .bashrc for fancy git logging:

# This optionally accepts a number as an argument (e.g. `gl 10`) to show that many commits.
# `gl` by itself will show all commits like a normal `git log`.
function gl {
  if [ -z "$1" ]
  then
    git log --pretty=format:'%C(bold blue)%h %C(bold green)(%ar) %C(magenta)%an %Creset%s%C(bold yellow)%d'
  else
    git log --pretty=format:'%C(bold blue)%h %C(bold green)(%ar) %C(magenta)%an %Creset%s%C(bold yellow)%d' -$1
  fi
}


# Here's the same thing except you get to see a useless tree graph of the commits:
function glg {
  if [ -z "$1" ]
  then
    git log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset)' --all
  else
    git log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset)' --all -$1
  fi
}