Re: [PATCH] Document git rev-list --first-parent

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Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Document git rev-list's --first-parent option.  Documentation taken from
> git log.
> ...
> +--first-parent::
> +	Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
> +	commit.  This  option gives a better overview of the
> +	evolution of a particular branch.
> +

I am afraid that this description is not sufficient.  The
history given by --first-parent is useful only in a very limited
use case, and the user needs to be aware of it.

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