# cherry-pick merge commit with log message populated

3 messages from 2019-08-01 to 2019-08-02. Participants: Mateusz Loskot, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/51569

## Mateusz Loskot, 2019-08-01 19:49

Subject: cherry-pick merge commit with log message populated
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Hi,

When cherry-picking a merge with `cherry-pick -x -m 1 <SHA>`,
is it possible to populate the log message with (short) log of all
commits that have been merged by the merge commit <SHA>?

The only workaround to copy the log messages along with
cherry-picked changes is to always merge copying all log
messages of intermediate commits into merge commit message
using `git merge --log feature1`.

Is there any other way, without remembering to `git merge` with `--log`?

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net

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## Junio C Hamano, 2019-08-01 20:24

Subject: Re: cherry-pick merge commit with log message populated
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Mateusz Loskot <mateusz@loskot.net> writes:

> Is there any other way, without remembering to `git merge` with `--log`?

"git config merge.log true"?

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## Mateusz Loskot, 2019-08-02 15:17

Subject: Re: cherry-pick merge commit with log message populated
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On 19-08-01 13:24:00, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>Mateusz Loskot <mateusz@loskot.net> writes:
>
>> Is there any other way, without remembering to `git merge` with `--log`?
>
>"git config merge.log true"?

That's sweet! Thank you

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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