Jonathan del Strother <jdelstrother@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > .... If 'needle' was added > and removed within the duration of a single branch, I could understand > "git log -S" never finding 'needle' due to history simplication, but I > don't understand how simplification applies here. Ahh, sorry, I misunderstood the scenario. Just like you do not see a patch output from "log -p", the diff machinery (including -S and its newer cousin -G) does not kick in by default for merge commits (this is a bit of white lie as "log -p" defaults to "combine diff", i.e. be silent on any uninteresting merge that takes its results literally from either parent). Please try it with "-m" (not "--full-history"). We _might_ want to change this behaviour for -S/-G but it needs a bit more thought. -- 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