Re: How do I show only log messages for commits on a specific branch?

[David Roden <david.roden@sysart.de>]

bd@bc-bd.org wrote:

> imagine this:
> 
> --A--*--B (new)
> /
> *--X--*--Y (master)
> 
> Now I'd like to list only log messages for A..B (X..B would be okay too).
> 
> I know of
> 
> git log master..new
> 
> however then I need to remember that I branched new of master, and to be
> honest, sometimes I forget.
> 
> So how do I:
> 
> git please-tell-me-the-branch-I-started-this-branch-from new
> 
> Thanks in advance,

I have had wonderful results using

    git log new --not master

or

    git log new ^master

This is using git 1.6.4.4 and this way of specifying commits is not 
mentioned in the man page—it seems to work, though.

	David