From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_DKIM_INVALID, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45B661F576 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 2018 11:54:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752494AbeBELyT (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Feb 2018 06:54:19 -0500 Received: from mail.javad.com ([54.86.164.124]:46088 "EHLO mail.javad.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750949AbeBELyS (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Feb 2018 06:54:18 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 456 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Mon, 05 Feb 2018 06:54:18 EST Received: from osv (unknown [89.175.180.246]) by mail.javad.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 69DC140C9E for ; Mon, 5 Feb 2018 11:46:41 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=javad.com; s=default; t=1517831201; bh=1widxYaZ8enLs7CM2xow0MfjTPF+YPVHMwuwqRrypPs=; l=363; h=Received:From:To:Subject; b=gqjQfd+lsH0gOOXpGlfUYkkbh7VBbfehvvZtJ/XnLlbHVLheS0P12rlBIuGQWOTOz 8N4tetUZCZzIO/FlW0xxHnjKgfb+xtiQ3/z7UKVVl1aMHRzgOBOCjpccof+JpMTPE4 kRyaSs8iS+X7zvL4hU1vK2A+5ejFAoENdaJVUmOE= Authentication-Results: mail.javad.com; spf=pass (sender IP is 89.175.180.246) smtp.mailfrom=osv@javad.com smtp.helo=osv Received-SPF: pass (mail.javad.com: connection is authenticated) Received: from osv by osv with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eifEN-0006Fj-NI for git@vger.kernel.org; Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:46:39 +0300 From: Sergey Organov To: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: cherry-pick '-m' curiosity Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:46:39 +0300 Message-ID: <87wozry7z4.fsf@javad.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hello, $ git help cherry-pick -m parent-number, --mainline parent-number Usually you cannot cherry-pick a merge because you do not know which side of the merge should be considered the mainline. Isn't it always the case that "mainline" is the first parent, as that's how "git merge" happens to work? Is, say, "-m 2" ever useful? -- Sergey