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From: David Roden <david.roden@sysart.de>
Subject: Re: How do I show only log messages for commits on a specific branch?
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bd@bc-bd.org wrote:

> imagine this:
>=20
> --A--*--B (new)
> /
> *--X--*--Y (master)
>=20
> Now I'd like to list only log messages for A..B (X..B would be okay t=
oo).
>=20
> I know of
>=20
> git log master..new
>=20
> however then I need to remember that I branched new of master, and to=
 be
> honest, sometimes I forget.
>=20
> So how do I:
>=20
> git please-tell-me-the-branch-I-started-this-branch-from new
>=20
> 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=20
mentioned in the man page=E2=80=94it seems to work, though.

	David