Alex Bennee <kernel-hacker@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Whats the easiest command to show the parent commit of a given commit id > (the closest analogy I can think of)? I tried: > > git-show 486a974a --pretty="format:%P" * Have rev before option, like "git show --pretty=... 486a974" * Use -s to squelch diff output. You should check how the %P format shows parents for a merge and decide which parent you would want to follow. - 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
