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Re: How do I show only log messages for commits on a specific branch?

From
Pat Notz <patnotz@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 17, 2009, 15:04 UTC
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<1cd1989b0912170704m4b95849agf2baaa131a1bff7c@mail.gmail.com>
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> So how do I:
>
>        git please-tell-me-the-branch-I-started-this-branch-from new
>

You may also be interested in the git show-branch command. The output may be unintuitive at first but once you grok it it's pretty useful... especially if you have several branches.

Aside from the man page, here's a blog post the describes the output: https://wincent.com/wiki/Understanding_the_output_of_%22git_show-branch%22

~ Pat
Previous: David Roden
Message 10 of 10 in “How do I show only log messages for commits on a specific branch?”
  1. bd@bc-bd.orgDec 16, 2009
  2. Elijah NewrenDec 16, 2009
  3. Miklos VajnaDec 16, 2009
  4. Santi BéjarDec 16, 2009
  5. Elijah NewrenDec 17, 2009
  6. Elijah NewrenDec 16, 2009
  7. Miklos VajnaDec 17, 2009
  8. Stefan VölkelDec 17, 2009
  9. David RodenDec 17, 2009
  10. Pat NotzDec 17, 2009

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