To list all commits that are ancestors of the current commit up to a specified commit while excluding commits that are ancestors of another specified commit, you can use the git log command along with some options.
The general pattern for the command would be:
git log --ancestry-path <specified-commit> ^<excluded-commit> --ancestry-path HEAD
Here's what each part of the command does:
- git log: This command displays the commit history.
- --ancestry-path <specified-commit>: This option limits the output to commits that are ancestors of the specified commit.
- ^<excluded-commit>: This caret (^) signifies that we want to exclude commits that are ancestors of <excluded-commit>.
- --ancestry-path HEAD: This limits it to the commits that are on the direct path from <specified-commit> to HEAD.
Here's an example command that puts it all together:
git log --ancestry-path <specified-commit> ^<excluded-commit> HEAD
Replace <specified-commit> with the commit hash or reference you want to go up to, and <excluded-commit> with the commit hash or reference that you want to exclude.
Please adjust the command based on your specific use case and branch structure.