git log --pretty=format:<format_string>

This command retrieves the commit history of the repository and displays it according to a custom format specified by the --pretty flag.

By using different combinations of these and other placeholders, you can customize the output to your liking.

The format is defined using format placeholders like:

• %h for the commit hash
• %an for the author name
• %ar for the author date relative to now
• %s for the commit subject
• %b for the commit message body
• %ae for the author's email
• %ad for the commit date

There are tens of other placeholders to introduce new lines, colors and many other bits of information.