{"thread":{"id":"23936","subject":"Any easy way to represent the first commit in a branch?","startedAt":"2010-05-29T03:36:55Z","lastAt":"2010-05-29T03:36:55Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Ping Yin"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"142518","messageId":"AANLkTinU1dMd1mA2mpoO0rB9OaOofuekPFSCFoFd2Bf1@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"23936","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Any easy way to represent the first commit in a branch?","fromName":"Ping Yin","fromEmail":"pkufranky@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-05-29T03:36:55Z","receivedAt":"2010-05-29T03:36:55Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"pkufranky@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5346?v=4"},"body":"something like HEAD@root ?\n\nI know i can do it with\n\ngit rev-list --reverse --first-parent HEAD | head -1\n"}]}