Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I'm currently using the following command for this: > git log --pretty=format:%H | grep -q '^<commit id>" > > Problem is that with large repos that can be quite slow. > > Is there a faster way to do the test? test "$(git merge-base HEAD $commit)" = "$(git rev-parse $commit)" But this is a literal answer that could be a less than optimal solution if you are having an XY problem. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html