From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 00:35:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFD] Git glossary: 'branch' and 'head' description
Message-ID: <7vy7wxfs7v.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0605192006400.6713@iabervon.org>

Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org> writes:

> $ git pull . stuff
> # Notice that the diffstat is exciting
> # What did I just get?
> $ git log master@{5 minutes ago}..master
>
> This is about the only easy way to find out that the fast-forward you just 
> did included merging a line which contains a commit from several weeks 
> ago. (Because the "before" state isn't easily accessible for a 
> fast-forward, and the date of the old commit puts it way back in a 
> date-ordered log.)

Did you forget about "git log ORIG_HEAD.."?