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Re: git log - filter missing changesets

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MTMichael S. Tsirkin <mst@mellanox.co.il>
Date
Aug 17, 2006, 08:58 UTC
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Quoting r. Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>:
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> Subject: Re: git log - filter missing changesets
> 
> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@mellanox.co.il> writes:
> 
> > Hi!
> > git log with -- parameter seems to sometimes miss changesets that
> > affect a specific directory:
> > ...
> > what gives?
> 
> Most likely history simplification threw away the entire side
> branch.
> 
> This is getting to be a FAQ I suspect.
> 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/21633
> 
>

Yes, --full-history helps. Thanks! I'm still not sure *when* does this simplification happen - the changes that got hidden do not add/remove any files - but oh well.

BTW, --full-history does not seem to be documented on git-rev-list(1) man page.

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