James Blackburn <jamesblackburn@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Given the file was removed during my 'merge' graft in commit X, > shouldn't it be visible in log without --simplify-merges? The merge simplification logic does not treat earlier parent commits any differently than later parent commits of a merge (except when two parents are the same with respect to a given pathspec, and if the logic needs to pick only one, the earlier parent will be picked), and that is by design. So the short answer is no. -- 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