Subject: [GSoC PATCH v5 2/2] graph: add documentation and tests about --graph-lane-limit

From: Pablo Sabater <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:44:01 +0100

Document --graph-lane-limit option in rev-list-options.adoc with
--graph option.

Add multiple tests in t4215 reusing existing last graph, test
for different scenarios.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Sabater <[email-masked]>
---
 Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc |   6 ++
 t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh        | 144 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 150 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc b/Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc
index 2d195a1474..56590f4e95 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.adoc
@@ -1259,6 +1259,12 @@ This implies the `--topo-order` option by default, but the
 	in between them in that case. If _<barrier>_ is specified, it
 	is the string that will be shown instead of the default one.
 
+`--graph-lane-limit=<n>`::
+	When `--graph` is used, limit the number of graph lanes to be shown.
+	Lanes over the limit are replaced with a truncation mark '~'. By default
+	it is set to 0 (no limit), zero and negative values are ignored and
+	treated as no limit.
+
 ifdef::git-rev-list[]
 `--count`::
 	Print a number stating how many commits would have been
diff --git a/t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh b/t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh
index 28d0779a8c..1612f05f1b 100755
--- a/t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh
+++ b/t/t4215-log-skewed-merges.sh
@@ -370,4 +370,148 @@ test_expect_success 'log --graph with multiple tips' '
 	EOF
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'log --graph --graph-lane-limit=2 limited to two lanes' '
+	check_graph --graph-lane-limit=2 M_7 <<-\EOF
+	*-.   7_M4
+	|\ \
+	| | * 7_G
+	| | * 7_F
+	| * ~ 7_E
+	| * ~ 7_D
+	* | ~ 7_C
+	| |/
+	|/|
+	* | 7_B
+	|/
+	* 7_A
+	EOF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'log --graph --graph-lane-limit=1 truncate mid octopus merge' '
+	check_graph --graph-lane-limit=1 M_7 <<-\EOF
+	*-~  7_M4
+	|\~
+	| ~ 7_G
+	| ~ 7_F
+	| * 7_E
+	| * 7_D
+	* ~ 7_C
+	| ~
+	|/~
+	* ~ 7_B
+	|/
+	* 7_A
+	EOF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'log --graph --graph-lane-limit=3 limited to three lanes' '
+	check_graph --graph-lane-limit=3 M_1 M_3 M_5 M_7 <<-\EOF
+	*   7_M1
+	|\
+	| | *   7_M2
+	| | |\
+	| | | * 7_H
+	| | | ~ 7_M3
+	| | | ~ 7_J
+	| | | ~ 7_I
+	| | | ~ 7_M4
+	| |_|_~
+	|/| | ~
+	| | |_~
+	| |/| ~
+	| | | ~
+	| | |/~
+	| | * ~ 7_G
+	| | | ~
+	| | |/~
+	| | * ~ 7_F
+	| * | ~ 7_E
+	| | |/~
+	| |/| ~
+	| * | ~ 7_D
+	| | |/
+	| |/|
+	* | | 7_C
+	| |/
+	|/|
+	* | 7_B
+	|/
+	* 7_A
+	EOF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'log --graph --graph-lane-limit=6 check if it only shows first of 3 parent merge' '
+	check_graph --graph-lane-limit=6 M_1 M_3 M_5 M_7 <<-\EOF
+	*   7_M1
+	|\
+	| | *   7_M2
+	| | |\
+	| | | * 7_H
+	| | | | *   7_M3
+	| | | | |\
+	| | | | | * 7_J
+	| | | | * | 7_I
+	| | | | | | * 7_M4
+	| |_|_|_|_|/~
+	|/| | | | |/~
+	| | |_|_|/| ~
+	| |/| | | |/
+	| | | |_|/|
+	| | |/| | |
+	| | * | | | 7_G
+	| | | |_|/
+	| | |/| |
+	| | * | | 7_F
+	| * | | | 7_E
+	| | |/ /
+	| |/| |
+	| * | | 7_D
+	| | |/
+	| |/|
+	* | | 7_C
+	| |/
+	|/|
+	* | 7_B
+	|/
+	* 7_A
+	EOF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'log --graph --graph-lane-limit=7 check if it shows all 3 parent merge' '
+	check_graph --graph-lane-limit=7 M_1 M_3 M_5 M_7 <<-\EOF
+	*   7_M1
+	|\
+	| | *   7_M2
+	| | |\
+	| | | * 7_H
+	| | | | *   7_M3
+	| | | | |\
+	| | | | | * 7_J
+	| | | | * | 7_I
+	| | | | | | *   7_M4
+	| |_|_|_|_|/|\
+	|/| | | | |/ /
+	| | |_|_|/| /
+	| |/| | | |/
+	| | | |_|/|
+	| | |/| | |
+	| | * | | | 7_G
+	| | | |_|/
+	| | |/| |
+	| | * | | 7_F
+	| * | | | 7_E
+	| | |/ /
+	| |/| |
+	| * | | 7_D
+	| | |/
+	| |/|
+	* | | 7_C
+	| |/
+	|/|
+	* | 7_B
+	|/
+	* 7_A
+	EOF
+'
+
 test_done
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