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Re: rev-list --parents --full-history + path: something's fishy

From
Johannes Sixt <johannes.sixt@telecom.at>
Date
May 25, 2008, 19:58 UTC
Message-ID
<200805252158.22514.johannes.sixt@telecom.at>
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<alpine.LFD.1.10.0805241817500.3081@woody.linux-foundation.org>
On Sunday 25 May 2008 03:21, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> On Sat, 24 May 2008, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> > but this does not:
> >
> > $ git rev-list --full-history --parents HEAD -- a
> > M A B
> > B A
> > A
>
> That is the "correct" output.
But why does this:

$ git rev-list --full-history HEAD -- a B A

not list M (note the lack of --parents)?
-- Hannes
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Linus Torvalds
Message 8 of 9 in “rev-list --parents --full-history + path: something's fishy”
  1. Johannes SixtMay 24, 2008
  2. Linus TorvaldsMay 25, 2008
  3. Johannes SixtMay 25, 2008
  4. Linus TorvaldsMay 25, 2008
  5. Revert "filter-branch: subdirectory filter needs --full-history"Johannes Sixt, May 26, 2008
  6. David TweedMay 27, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 28, 2008
  8. Johannes SixtMay 25, 2008
  9. Linus TorvaldsMay 25, 2008

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