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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T03:35:43+00:00 2026-05-28T03:35:43+00:00

I have a branch foo and branch master I want to find out when

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I have a branch foo and branch master

I want to find out when branch foo began to differ from master

I’m trying it with

git log origin/master..origin/foo

And then I look at the oldest commit

What is the better approach ?

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    2026-05-28T03:35:43+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 3:35 am

    What you want is most probably git merge-base.

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