From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:51:13 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Document git-log --first-parent
X-Git-Tag: v1.5.1-rc3~18
X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=89d589238988bce7a7bf5409561ae094197630e1;p=git.git

Document git-log --first-parent

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 361eaec70..030edaf30 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ include::pretty-formats.txt[]
 	and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in
 	gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
 
+--first-parent::
+	Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
+	commit.  This  option gives a better overview of the
+	evolution of a particular branch.
+
 -p::
 	Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form.