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@@ -152,3 +152,12 @@ $ git log -2 --pretty=tformat:%h 4da45bef \
4da45be
7134973
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+In addition, any unrecognized string that has a `%` in it is interpreted
+as if it has `tformat:` in front of it. For example, these two are
+equivalent:
++
+---------------------
+$ git log -2 --pretty=tformat:%h 4da45bef
+$ git log -2 --pretty=%h 4da45bef
+---------------------