Phillip Susi <ps...@ubuntu.com> writes: > I'm trying to import a git log into a spreadsheet. I used a simple > --pretty=format: switch to select the fields I wanted and separate > them with commas to generate a CSV file that can be imported. The > message body, however, is presenting a problem. The first problem is > that it contains newlines itself, which normally signal the start of a > new record. It turns out that even when quoting the field, MS Excel > still fails to import it properly ( good grief MS ), but openoffice > calc does. The second problem is that the body itself may contain quotes. > > I can't figure out a good way to deal with these quotes. It seems > that replacing them with a pair of quotes should make the CSV valid, > but how can I replace only those quotes internal to the field without > replacing the quotes that actually bracket it? Is it possible to have > git log use a NULL terminator between records instead of a new line? > Or is there a better way of going about this?
I think --pretty=format: (or --format) gives you a way to specify the literal NUL. Also perhaps look at the -z option? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
