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Re: Identifying the commit ID from which a repo was cloned

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Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 15, 2010, 22:32 UTC
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On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:06 PM, jateeq <jawad_atiq@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> Once I clone, make changes and commit several times, I need to determine how
> many commits were made (and list them) since the repository was cloned. Does
> git remember this commit, and is there a command that can do this, or do I
> have to store the commit ID when i clone?
>
> Thank you,
> Jawad
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The origin/master reference is what you need. Pretty much the same answer as one of your other questions http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/141414

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  1. jateeqMar 15, 2010
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