#note convert to table

[alias]
  logp=log --pretty=format:'%h %ad | %s%d [%an]' --graph --date=short

  lg =  log --graph --date-order --first-parent \\
     --pretty=format:'%C(auto)%h%Creset %C(auto)%d%Creset %s %C(green)(%ad) %C(bold cyan)<%an>%Creset'
  lgb = log --graph --date-order --branches --first-parent \\                      
     --pretty=format:'%C(auto)%h%Creset %C(auto)%d%Creset %s %C(green)(%ad) %C(bold cyan)<%an>%Creset'
 lga = log --graph --date-order --all \\                                          
   --pretty=format:'%C(auto)%h%Creset %C(auto)%d%Creset %s %C(green)(%ad) %C(bold cyan)<%an>%Creset'

Here an explanation of the options and placeholder used in the --pretty format (exhaustive list are available with git help log )

–graph - draw the commit tree

–date-order - use commit timestamp order when possible

–first-parent - follow only the first parent on merge node.

–branches - show all local branches (by default, only current branch is shown)

–all - show all local and remotes branches

%h - hash value for commit (abbreviated)

%ad - Date stamp (author)

%an - Author username

%an - Commit username

%C(auto) - to use colors defined in [color] section

%Creset - to reset color

%d - –decorate (branch & tag names)

%s - commit message

%ad - author date (will follow –date directive) (and not commiter date)

%an - author name (can be %cn for commiter name)