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Q&A How do I ask git-show-branch to display a commit range?

According to the docs, you could use the --more flag If you just want to look at some commits past the common ancestor, then you can add the --more flag to it. From the git-scm docs for git-show-...

posted 2y ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Moshi‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2021-08-24T21:52:41Z (over 2 years ago)
Added disclaimer, this answer won't really do what OP wants but it is a method
  • ## According to the docs, you should use the `--more` flag
  • [From the git-scm docs for git-show-branch](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show-branch#Documentation/git-show-branch.txt---moreltngt),
  • > `--more=<n>`
  • >
  • > Usually the command stops output upon showing the commit that is the common ancestor of all the branches. This flag tells the command to go `<n>` more common commits beyond that. When `<n>` is negative, display only the `<reference>`s given, without showing the commit ancestry tree.
  • ## According to the docs, you could use the `--more` flag
  • If you just want to look at some commits past the common ancestor, then you can add the `--more` flag to it.
  • [From the git-scm docs for git-show-branch](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show-branch#Documentation/git-show-branch.txt---moreltngt),
  • > `--more=<n>`
  • >
  • > Usually the command stops output upon showing the commit that is the common ancestor of all the branches. This flag tells the command to go `<n>` more common commits beyond that. When `<n>` is negative, display only the `<reference>`s given, without showing the commit ancestry tree.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2021-08-23T21:46:09Z (over 2 years ago)
## According to the docs, you should use the `--more` flag

[From the git-scm docs for git-show-branch](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show-branch#Documentation/git-show-branch.txt---moreltngt),

> `--more=<n>`
>
> Usually the command stops output upon showing the commit that is the common ancestor of all the branches. This flag tells the command to go `<n>` more common commits beyond that. When `<n>` is negative, display only the `<reference>`s given, without showing the commit ancestry tree.