Re: git show-branch --topics and merge commits

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

Note that show-branch was invented way before the log family of commands
(which rev-list is a member of) learned --left-right/--boundary/--graph
options, and I personally think its graphical output mode outlived its
usefulness as a stopgap measure.  As its "merge-base" and "independent"
modes have also been made redundant (see "git merge-base" for two options
to mimic their behaviour), we may want to start thinking about deprecating
the command, and the first step perhaps would be to replace its mention
from the first part of the Everyday Git document with something more
appropriate such as "git log".

Hmm I had no idea 'git log' was so powerful. I'll be using that from
now on instead of show-branch --topics :)

Thanks for your detailed response,
-Mike