To display the list of commits that are ancestors of the current commit while excluding those that are ancestors of another specified commit in Git, you can use the git log command with specific options.
Here's how to do it:
1. Open your terminal and navigate to your Git repository.
2. Use the following command:
git log <current_commit> --not <excluded_commit>
Replace <current_commit> with the reference for the current commit (e.g., HEAD to refer to the current commit) and replace <excluded_commit> with the commit you want to exclude.
For example, if you want to see the ancestors of the current commit (HEAD) that are not ancestors of another commit (let's say abcdef1), the command would look like this:
git log HEAD --not abcdef1
If you want a more concise view, you can add options like --oneline:
git log HEAD --not abcdef1 --oneline
Explanation of the Command:
- git log: The command used to show the commit logs.
- HEAD: Refers to the current commit.
- --not: Used to exclude commits that are reachable from the specified commit.
- <excluded_commit>: The commit whose ancestors you want to exclude from the log.
This command will show you all the commits leading up to the current commit, excluding any commits that could also lead to the specified excluded commit.