On 7/21/2022 11:37 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Elijah Newren <newren@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> A simple question that I'm spinning out of [1]: How can I get `git >> log` to show the commits in the ancestry path from seen, back to *and >> including* a given topic (but not commits from unrelated topics)? > > Drawing of a sample history, please. > > I feel stupid asking this, but I do not think I even understand what > the question is X-<. > > Commits that are ancestors of 'seen' and are descendants of the tip > of the topic? Have you tried git log --graph --oneline --boundary --ancestry-path <A>...<B> The triple dots show the symmetric diff, and the --boundary shows the possible merge-bases. The --ancestry-path option seems to trim the output significantly in the example I tried. Thanks, -Stolee
