From: Sverre Rabbelier <alturin@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:27:51 GMT
Subject: Re: git rev-list ordering
Message-ID: <bd6139dc0811151727k605a3575hf409fed32a3a4baf@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0811151922310.2935@sys-0.hiltweb.site>

On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 01:44, Ian Hilt <ian.hilt@gmx.com> wrote:
> 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.

The --reverse is applied after the --max-count, so you are seeing the
reverse of one commit ;). For comparison, have a look at:

$ git rev-list --reverse --max-count=2

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier