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git rev-list ordering

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IHIan Hilt <ian.hilt@gmx.com>
Date
Nov 16, 2008, 00:44 UTC
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<alpine.LFD.2.00.0811151922310.2935@sys-0.hiltweb.site>
Why is it that this command,
    git rev-list --reverse --max-count=1 <branch>
results in the same SHA1 as,
    git rev-list --max-count=1 <branch>
So far, the documentation and the mailing list archives haven't helped.
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