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Re: Make 'git show' more useful

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 13, 2009, 22:11 UTC
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:
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> For some reason, I ended up doing
>
> 	git show HEAD~5..
>
> as an odd way of asking for a log.
Heh, I like that already.  Thanks ;-)
Previous: Linus TorvaldsNext: Paolo Bonzini
Message 2 of 17 in “Make 'git show' more useful”
  1. Linus TorvaldsJul 13, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2009
  3. Re: Make 'git show' more usefulPaolo Bonzini, Jul 13, 2009
  4. Linus TorvaldsJul 14, 2009
  5. Johannes SchindelinJul 14, 2009
  6. Linus TorvaldsJul 14, 2009
  7. Paolo BonziniJul 14, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinJul 14, 2009
  9. t4202-log.sh: Test git log --no-walk sort orderMichael J Gruber, Jul 14, 2009
  10. Johannes SixtJul 14, 2009
  11. Michael J GruberJul 14, 2009
  12. [PATCHv2] t4202-log.sh: Test git log --no-walk sort orderMichael J Gruber, Jul 14, 2009
  13. Johannes SchindelinJul 14, 2009
  14. Michael J GruberJul 14, 2009
  15. t4202-log.sh: Test git log --no-walk sort orderMichael J Gruber, Jul 17, 2009
  16. Johannes SchindelinJul 17, 2009
  17. Johannes SchindelinJul 13, 2009

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