List commits of a specific merge-commit - children only

Question

How can I list the commits of a specific merge-commit 845884.

Here, for instance, I only want commits 1, 2, 3 and only them

*   845884... Merged branch xxxx
|\
| * 68daa7... commit 3
* | a58ec2... commit from master
| |
| * 87da50... commit 2
| |
| * 5e62f9... commit 1
* | 766e1b... commit from master
|/
* 4b8f227

you could say `git log a58ec2..68daa7` that will only list those revisions.... but that is so simple that I wonder if you are asking for a concept deeper than that? — eftshift0, Oct 05 '20 at 16:08
Thanks, but it doesn't work... an interval will give all commits... — Stef, Oct 05 '20 at 16:27
So, if you are looking to output only commits 1,2, and 3, does something like this work for you? `git log $(git log -1 --merges --pretty=format:%P | awk '{print $(NF)}')...$(git merge-base --octopus $(git log -1 --merges --pretty=format:%P)) --graph --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit` — mnestorov, Oct 05 '20 at 17:21
Huh, that's weird, I tried to re-create the history you've shown and it works. What happens if you add the `--boundary` option at the end? — mnestorov, Oct 05 '20 at 17:48
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/222556/discussion-between-mnestorov-and-stef). — mnestorov, Oct 05 '20 at 17:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '20 at 18:44

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Try :

git log --oneline --graph <commitId>^..<commitId>

If you want to exclude the merge commit itself :

git log --oneline --graph <commitId>^..<commitId>^2

answered Oct 05 '20 at 18:44

LeGEC

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re-reading the comments, this answer is exactly the same as @eftshift0's. I think the OP didn't try to type it, because it would have given him what he wanted. – LeGEC Oct 05 '20 at 20:04
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Yes, my mistake I took the merge-commit as first item... Thanks you to @mnestorov too... – Stef Oct 05 '20 at 20:48

List commits of a specific merge-commit - children only

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