Describe git aliases

git/.gitconfig

@@ -41,22 +41,24 @@
 	dc  = diff --cached
 
 	# logging commands
+	# pretty format
 	his  = log --pretty=\"%C(auto)[%h:%ad] %s%d \" --date=short
+	# long pretty format
 	lgl  = log --pretty=\"%C(auto)[%h:%ad] %an %d%n%s%n%w(72,4,4)%b\" --date=short --graph --decorate
-	lg   = !git his --decorate --graph
-	lgs  = !git his -5
-	lst  = !git lg --stat
-	lpa  = !git lg -p
-	last = !git lgl -1 --patch
+	lg   = !git his --decorate --graph # full short log
+	lgs  = !git his -5 # log only the last five commits
+	lst  = !git lg --stat # log including which files changed
+	lpa  = !git lg -p # log including every individual changed line
+	last = !git lgl -1 --patch # show everything about the head commit
 	lgh  = !git lgl -1 --stat
-	lgt  = !git lg --all --simplify-by-decoration
-	sl   = !git lgs && git st
+	lgt  = !git lg --all --simplify-by-decoration # show relationships between branches
+	sl   = !git lgs && git st # show stats and last 5 commits
 
 	# file logging commands
-	fl  = !git his --follow --
-	fll = !git lgl --follow --
-	fst = !git lst --follow --
-	fpa = !git lpa --follow --
+	fl  = !git his --follow -- # commits including desired files
+	fll = !git lgl --follow -- # long-format commits
+	fst = !git lst --follow -- # stat-style commits
+	fpa = !git lpa --follow -- # full patch commits
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 	verbose = true
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