I use something similar: [alias] lt = log --graph --pretty=changes [pretty] changes = format:%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cg

I use something similar: [alias] lt = log --graph --pretty=changes [pretty] changes = format:%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset It's nice to be able to separate the format specifier from the alias itself. Makes the configuration a lot cleaner.