Variable: magit-log-select-show-usage

magit-log-select-show-usage is a customizable variable defined in magit-log.el.

Value

both

Documentation

Whether to show usage information when selecting a commit from a log.

The message can be shown in the echo-area or the header-line, or in both places. If the value isn't one of these symbols, then it should be nil, in which case no usage information is shown.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in magit version 2.1.0.

Source Code

;; Defined in ~/.emacs.d/elpa/magit-20260411.1452/magit-log.el
;;;; Select Mode

(defcustom magit-log-select-show-usage 'both
  "Whether to show usage information when selecting a commit from a log.
The message can be shown in the `echo-area' or the `header-line', or in
`both' places.  If the value isn't one of these symbols, then it should
be nil, in which case no usage information is shown."
  :package-version '(magit . "2.1.0")
  :group 'magit-log
  :type '(choice (const :tag "In echo-area" echo-area)
                 (const :tag "In header-line" header-line)
                 (const :tag "In both places" both)
                 (const :tag "Nowhere")))