If I make a branch `foo' off master, commit a bunch of times, is there a way to reference the place on master from which I branched?
Thanks.
Kevin
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is there a way to reference the branch point?
Subject: is there a way to reference the branch point?
Sverre RabbelierRe: is there a way to reference the branch point?
Heya,
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 23:29, layer <layer@known.net> wrote:
> If I make a branch `foo' off master, commit a bunch of times, is there > a way to reference the place on master from which I branched?
Depends, if you make a new branch from master, you can use 'git merge-base', so:
$ # on master $ git checkout -b foo-topic-branch $ # work work $ git commit $ # work work $ git commit
Now you want to know where you branches off from master:
$ git merge-base foo-topic-branch master
That will show you the commit you branches off from, even if master has grown new commits since then.
-- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier
Re: is there a way to reference the branch point?
Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Heya, >> >> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 23:29, layer <layer@known.net> wrote: >> > If I make a branch `foo' off master, commit a bunch of times, is there >> > a way to reference the place on master from which I branched? >> >> Depends, if you make a new branch from master, you can use 'git >> merge-base', so: >> >> $ # on master >> $ git checkout -b foo-topic-branch >> $ # work work >> $ git commit >> $ # work work >> $ git commit >> >> Now you want to know where you branches off from master: >> >> $ git merge-base foo-topic-branch master >> >> That will show you the commit you branches off from, even if master >> has grown new commits since then.
That works, but what if I don't know it's off master? Normally, a human would, but what if this is a script I'm writing?
Thanks.
Kevin