Understanding git log graph output
git, graph, logging, output
Solution
The asterisk shows to which branch the commit belongs.
Here `13e8f22` was commited to the "left" branch and `5e072f2` to the "right" one. A pipe is displayed on the other branches.
Problem
I'm confused by the following pattern I keep seeing: ``` * 1c49c26 Merge branch 'master' of https://<revoked>.git |\ | * 5e072f2 Updating todo * | 13e8f22 Adding maven |/ * da94a41 Updating pom ``` So someone branched, did a tiny bit of work, and then merged the remote master branch. But what does asterisk mean versus pipe? Note that it changed between 'Adding maven' and 'updating todo' - one has an asterisk and one has a pipe