Hello, the combination of --graph and --oneline sometimes produces output which is -- at least for me -- not clear about parent-child relation between commits. I noticed it when using with --simplify-by-decoration switch but it should not be specific to the use of this switch. See this example output (git version 1.7.11.3) | | | * eead15f (origin/branchA) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | |_|/ |/| | | | | * 8da3b9f (origin/branchB) Consectetur adipisicing elit | | |/ | | | * c4d6b9a (origin/branchC) Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore | | | * d623246 (origin/branchD) Ut enim ad minim veniam | | |/ | | | * 458d305 (origin/btanchE) Quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris | | |/ Here it seems commit c4d6b9a is based on d623246. But when the format is more-than-oneline (or when checked with gitk), it is clear there is no relation between commits c4d6b9a and d623246. | | | * commit eead15f (origin/branchA) | |_|/ Author: John Doe <john.doe@xxxxxxxxxxx> |/| | | | | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | | | | | | * commit 8da3b9f (origin/branchB) | | |/ Author: John Doe <john.doe@xxxxxxxxxxx> | | | | | | Consectetur adipisicing elit | | | | | | * commit c4d6b9a (origin/branchC) | | | Author: John Doe <john.doe@xxxxxxxxxxx> | | | | | | Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore | | | | | | * commit d623246 (origin/branchD) | | |/ Author: John Doe <john.doe@xxxxxxxxxxx> | | | | | | Ut enim ad minim veniam | | | | | | * commit 458d305 (origin/branchE) | | |/ Author: John Doe <john.doe@xxxxxxxxxxx> | | | | | | Quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris | | | Correct output produced with --oneline switch should output an extra newline when commit has no parent listed: | | | * eead15f (origin/branchA) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | |_|/ |/| | | | | * 8da3b9f (origin/branchB) Consectetur adipisicing elit | | |/ | | | * c4d6b9a (origin/branchC) Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore | | | | | | * d623246 (origin/branchD) Ut enim ad minim veniam | | |/ | | | * 458d305 (origin/btanchE) Quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris | | |/ Best Regards, Martin -- 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