How to list only commits which was made after branch was splitted(checkouted)

To list only the commits made on your current branch after it split from a parent branch, use the double-dot (..) syntax with git log.

💻 The Best Commands

Run this command from your current branch: 

git log main..HEAD

If you prefer a clean, single-line overview: 

git log --oneline main..HEAD

(Note: Replace main with master, develop, or whatever the name of your parent branch is.)

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🔍 How It Works

The .. operator acts as a set subtraction tool. 

• main..HEAD means: "Show me all commits reachable from HEAD (your current branch), but exclude any commits that are reachable from main."
• This leaves you exactly with the new commits added to your feature branch since the day you used git checkout -b. 

💡 Advanced Options

Depending on your workflow, you can add flags to handle specific scenarios:

• Exclude Merge Commits: If you have pulled or merged other branches into your feature branch and only want to see your unique work, add --no-merges:

  git log main..HEAD --no-merges
  

  
  
• Automatic Parent Tracking: If you don't want to type out the parent branch name every time, you can instruct Git to find the merge base automatically:

  git log $(git merge-base main HEAD)..HEAD
  

  
  

If you want to view these changes in a visual graph to verify where the split happened, I can show you how to configure a graph view alias. Would you like to see that?