Hi all, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Given the above definition, the first thing to realize is that "the > first parent" is primarily a local concept. [... and much nice explanation ...] Would you mind including this explanation as a new file with some name like <Documentation/howto/using-first-parent.txt>? I think the quoted explanation is very clear and I have not come up with any obvious tweaks to make to it, which is why I am simply suggesting this instead of sending a patch that would repeat the same text. Strawman abstract: | From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> | Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:13:46 -0800 | Subject: who's on first? - following first parent and merge-management | Abstract: In this article, JC describes the "log --first-parent" and | "merge --no-ff" options and what kind of history makes them useful. Hm? Jonathan -- 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