---------------- Slow: >> time git log --oneline --no-color --format="%h %ae %at" bd4d00302a^1..bd4d00302a^2 1049ee2882 eyal@xxxxxxx 1518954558 c0e107f167 eyal@xxxxxxx 1518954522 real 0m0.119s user 0m0.104s sys 0m0.012s ---------------- Fast: >> time git log --no-decorate --oneline --no-color --format="%h %ae %at" bd4d00302a^1..bd4d00302a^2 1049ee2882 eyal@xxxxxxx 1518954558 c0e107f167 eyal@xxxxxxx 1518954522 real 0m0.011s user 0m0.004s sys 0m0.004s ---------------- As you can see the output is identical, but the first execution is 10 times slower. Using strace I've found the cause of the difference to be traversal of the '.git/refs/heads/*' folders. Regards, - Ofer Koren
