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Re:Git 2.19.0 released by masklinn on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @11:24AM (#17969688)
> What is your favourite git shortcut or feature!?

Revsets. Oh wait, git doesn't have revsets it has the ungodly pile of shit that is gitrevisions(7)

Re:Git 2.19.0 released by jolmg on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @02:43PM (#17971735)
Didn't downvote, but this comment would have been better without the attitute. Something like: "what I wish it had were revsets" or "changing the topic a little, I hate that git doesn't have revsets". Anyway, what are revsets?
Re:Git 2.19.0 released by masklinn on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @03:11PM (#17972069)
> Anyway, what are revsets?

Reifying revisions as sets and applying set combinations and predicates to these revision sets: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hg/help/revsets

It makes for flexible, reliable and readable revisions specifications.