Phil Hord <phil.hord@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > But with --simplify-merges, I see _more_ commits. > > $ git log --simplify-merges --oneline -- builtin/stripspace.c > 634392b Add 'contrib/subtree/' from commit ... > 497215d Update documentation for stripspace > c2857fb stripspace: fix outdated comment > 81b50f3 Move 'builtin-*' into a 'builtin/' subdirectory > 610f043 Import branch 'git-p4' of git://repo.or.cz/fast-export > b4d2b04 Merge git-gui > 0a8f4f0 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/gitweb > 98e031f Merge git-tools repository under "tools" subdirectory > 5569bf9 Do a cross-project merge of Paul Mackerras' gitk visualizer After indenting away what should be shown, I notice all these extra are merges without any common ancestors. Just an observation; I didn't think things through. -- 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