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Of the nearly 40,000 commits in the Git source code history, this command shows the 6 that match those criteria.

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.Preventing the display of merge commits
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Depending on the workflow used in your repository, it's possible that a sizable percentage of the commits in your log history are just merge commits, which typically aren't very informative.
To prevent the display of merge commits cluttering up your log history, simply add the log option `--no-merges`.
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