show commits since branch creation

Question

Is there a way to see with git log or some other command only the commits that were added after branch creation?

usage: git log [         


        

Answer 1

I was incorrect with my original answer. You want the double dot notation:

git log master..

I got different results than I was expecting, so I did a test with the following repo structure:

a - - c - e - - g - i   master
  \ b - d / \ f - h     test

I then tried git log master..test:

f - h

And then git log master...test:

  - g - i
  f - h

So double dot shows the commits in test but not in master (^master temp) and triple dot shows commits in master AND test but not in both.

The other excellent answer in this question got it right first and has a better explanation (https://stackoverflow.com/a/24769534/1185838); it should probably be marked as the answer instead of mine. You can also reference this answer (https://stackoverflow.com/a/463027/1185838) which helped me better understand the difference between double dot and triple dot notation.

Apologies for the incorrect answer!

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Old Answer - Incorrect

Use three periods to reference the commit at which the second branch diverged from the first, or in this case your branch diverged from master:

git log master...

Make sure to use three periods for this case.

Side-Note: You can also leave off your branch name as git automatically references the HEAD pointer in that case, for example:

git log master...

is equivalent to my previous example. This works anywhere a commit comparison is available.