{"thread":{"id":"14001","subject":"\"git log -5 --follow\" returns too few commits","startedAt":"2008-06-17T11:21:23Z","lastAt":"2008-06-17T11:21:23Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Andy Neitzke"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"80133","messageId":"200806170721.23950.neitzke@ias.edu","threadId":"14001","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"\"git log -5 --follow\" returns too few commits","fromName":"Andy Neitzke","fromEmail":"neitzke@ias.edu","sentAt":"2008-06-17T11:21:23Z","receivedAt":"2008-06-17T11:21:23Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"neitzke@ias.edu","avatar":null},"body":"Hi,\n\nUsing either git 1.5.5.4 or the current master, on my system the command\n\ngit log -5 --follow some-file\n\noften returns fewer than 5 commits, even when\n\ngit log --follow some-file\n\nreturns more than 5.  This behavior occurs even for some files which have \nnever been renamed.  Is this a bug, or is this the expected behavior for some \nreason?\n\nBest wishes and thanks,\n\n-Andy\n"}]}