View git log without merge commits

Question

I\'m trying to view commits made by a specific user, and want to remove any merges done by the user from the output. How can I do so?

I can check for the commits of a u

Answer 1

use

git log --author=<name> --no-merges

Additionally the --first-parent option may give useful result for you:

--first-parent Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge commit. This option can give a better overview when viewing the evolution of a particular topic branch, because merges into a topic branch tend to be only about adjusting to updated upstream from time to time, and this option allows you to ignore the individual commits brought in to your history by such a merge. Cannot be combined with --bisect.

Answer 2

You can omit merges with --no-merges:

git log --no-merges --author=<name>

See the git log manpage for details.