Ping Yin <pkufranky@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > This patch teaches git-submodule an option '--summary-limit|-n <number>' > to limit number of commits in total for the summary. Number 0 will disable > summary and minus number means unlimted (the default). I really doubt showing the bottom one specially makes sense. Why not just read from git log '--pretty=%m %h %s' --left-right --topo-order A...B and show N top commits from each? I've already said that I do not think applying the same limit to new/deleted/modified cases makes sense, so commenting on this part might be a moot point, though. -- >8 -- #!/bin/sh limit=10 A=cc/run-command B=jc/test lf=' ' git log --pretty=format:%m\ %h\ %s --left-right $A...$B | ( left=0 right=0 l= r= llast= rlast= ilimit=$(( $limit - 1 )) while read leftright commit name do it="$leftright$commit $name" case "$leftright" in '<') if test $left -eq $ilimit then llast=$it elif test $left -le $ilimit then l="$l$it$lf" fi left=$(( $left + 1 )) ;; '>') if test $right -eq $ilimit then rlast=$it elif test $right -le $ilimit then r="$r$it$lf" fi right=$(( $right + 1 )) ;; esac done printf %s "$l" if test $left -eq $limit then echo "$llast" elif test $left -gt $limit then echo "< ("$(( $left - $limit ))" more...)" fi printf %s "$r" if test $right -eq $limit then echo "$rlast" elif test $right -gt $limit then echo "> ("$(( $right - $limit ))" more...)" fi ) -- 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