Because I just had to force-update the local reference: .../git.git$ git --bare log -g origin/master commit 2ebc02d32a4360da2cf69c2b5f5bfad0716d42b0 Reflog: refs/remotes/origin/master@{1} (Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@xxxxxxxxx>) Reflog message: fetch git: fast forward Author: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun Aug 17 15:48:51 2008 -0700 Start 1.6.1 cycle Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> commit ea02eef096d4bfcbb83e76cfab0fcb42dbcad35e Reflog: refs/remotes/origin/master@{2} (Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@xxxxxxxxx>) Reflog message: fetch origin: fast forward Author: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun Aug 17 11:42:10 2008 -0700 GIT 1.6.0 Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> The commit ea02eef096d4bfcbb83e76cfab0fcb42dbcad35e is the current value of master (on kernel.org). But it definitely was 2ebc02d32a4360da2cf69c2b5f5bfad0716d42b0 some time before (at 11:42)! -- 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