Re: [Bug] --simplify-by-decoration prints undecorated commit

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> On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 04:09:07PM +0100, Aleksander Korzyński wrote:
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> > # Now, let's try --simplify-by-decoration on another commit
> > $ git log -1 --simplify-by-decoration --oneline 1e3ef455cc
> > 025a87d9db Merge branch 'master' into master
> > # The above output seems incorrect, because the commit isn't decorated
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> Yes, but it's a merge commit. From "git help log":
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>   Note that extra commits can be shown to give a meaningful history.
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> Try:
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>   git log --simplify-by-decoration --oneline --graph 1e3ef455cc
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> and you'll see that there are commits along both parent branches, and
> thus we show the merge.
>
> There are some other options listed after that for changing which
> commits are shown ("The following options affect the way the
> simplification is performed"). But I don't think there is one that will
> show only the decorated commits (however, I could be wrong; I've only
> ever used these options to show _more_ commits, not fewer).
>
> -Peff