From: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:20:24 GMT
Subject: Re: How do I show only log messages for commits on a specific branch?
Message-ID: <20091217002024.GM25474@genesis.frugalware.org>
In-Reply-To: <51419b2c0912161559x4de94464pe06df2845dbe3b78@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 04:59:54PM -0700, Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> wrote:
> Did you try it with a 'new' branch in your repository that started at
> the beginning of history rather than at some commit?  "git log new"
> and "git log new@{30.years.ago}..new" are not the same for me with
> git-1.6.5.5:
> 
> $ git init repo
> $ cd repo
> $ echo content> foo && git add foo && git commit -mone foo
> $ echo more content >> foo && git commit -mtwo foo
> $ git checkout -b new master~1
> $ echo stuff >> foo && git commit -mthree foo
> $ git log new@{30.years.ago}..new

Aah, thanks. Then you can just avoid the warning using

git log $(git reflog show new|sed -n 's/ .*//;$ p')..new

> Are you sure?  I'm more inclined to believe he'd like to see all the
> commits that have been added to the "new" branch since he created it
> (which may be the same as what you say, but not necessarily).  Of
> course, neither my assumption or yours match what he actually asked
> for (though I think what he asked for isn't possible and is merely an
> means to the end he really wants).

No, I'm not sure about what he thought, but I hope he will clarify. :)