git log to return only the commits made to the master branch?

Question

I\'ve done a bit of searching and found:

git log myBranchName

as a possible solution. But what happens when my branch is the master branch?

Answer 1

I think this is what you want

git log --first-parent master

To quote the manual

Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge commit. This option can give a better overview when viewing the evolution of a particular topic branch, because merges into a topic branch tend to be only about adjusting to updated upstream from time to time, and this option allows you to ignore the individual commits brought in to your history by such a merge.