From: Ian Hilt <ian.hilt@gmx.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:44:03 GMT
Subject: git rev-list ordering
Message-ID: <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.