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Re: [RFD] Git glossary: 'branch' and 'head' description

From
Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>
Date
May 20, 2006, 01:36 UTC
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On Fri, 19 May 2006, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> 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.."?

I guess I did forget that it sticks around. So you have to be doing something somewhat more complicated, like fetching the latest versions of multiple topic branches.

	-Daniel
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Message 10 of 13 in “[RFD] Git glossary: 'branch' and 'head' description”
  1. Jakub NarebskiMay 17, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2006
  3. Jakub NarebskiMay 17, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2006
  5. Jakub NarebskiMay 17, 2006
  6. David KågedalMay 19, 2006
  7. Shawn PearceMay 19, 2006
  8. Daniel BarkalowMay 20, 2006
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2006
  10. Daniel BarkalowMay 20, 2006
  11. Linus TorvaldsMay 20, 2006
  12. Shawn PearceMay 21, 2006
  13. Jakub NarebskiMay 21, 2006

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