From: Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 15:37:48 GMT
Subject: Re: Finding a branch point in git
Message-ID: <CACPiFCLUae+gyymAXr9Bdux6Mohnp4tXuS5pgNCJ9w-gjBbrwA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20120530215415.GB3237@sigill.intra.peff.net>

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> >  % git log branch ^<any-other-branch>
> >
> > I could swear I saw such an option, but I've been looking for days and
> > I can't find it.
>
> I don't think there is such an option. You have to do something like:

I do

   gitk olpc-kernel-branch ^origin/master

to peruse OLPC's branch of the linux kernel without reading a
bazillion commits into memory.

Anyway, this whole discussion assumes a very simplistic branching and
development scenario. Some forks and merges are due to developers
working offline or in per-developer repos. No automatic way to know
what's an intentional branch.

cheers,



m
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