Log formats
===========

A log format controls how information about each revision is displayed.
The standard log formats are compared below::

  Feature                 long           short         line
  ----------------------  -------------  ------------  -------------------
  design goal             detailed view  concise view  1 revision per line
  committer               name+email     name only     name only
  author                  name+email     -             -
  date-time format        full           date only     date only
  commit message          full           full          top line
  tags                    yes            yes           yes
  merges indicator        -              yes           -
  status/delta            optional       optional      -
  diff/patch              optional       optional      -
  revision-id             optional       optional      -
  branch nick             yes            -             -
  foreign vcs properties  yes            yes           -
  preferred levels        all            1             1

The default format is ``long``. To change this, define the ``log_format``
setting in the ``[DEFAULT]`` section of ``bazaar.conf`` like this (say)::

  [DEFAULT]
  log_format = short

Alternatively, to change the log format used for a given query, use the
--long, --short or --line options.

If one of the standard log formats does not meet your needs, additional
formats can be provided by plugins.