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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Question: How to find the commits in the ancestry path of seen
 down to _and_ including a given topic?
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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> writes:

> A simple question that I'm spinning out of [1]: How can I get `git
> log` to show the commits in the ancestry path from seen, back to *and
> including* a given topic (but not commits from unrelated topics)?

Drawing of a sample history, please.

I feel stupid asking this, but I do not think I even understand what
the question is X-<.

Commits that are ancestors of 'seen' and are descendants of the tip
of the topic?