From dc8e9d6f963b0455a6c7146d7afca347ebf61bb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Hemanth.HM" <hemanth.hm@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 22:24:34 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] root and merge commits tips.

---
 README.md | 6 ++++++
 tips.json | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98e8cf2..b08f264 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 * [Checkout a new branch without any history](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#checkout-a-new-branch-without-any-history)
 * [File diff between staging and the last file version.](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#file-diff-between-staging-and-the-last-file-version)
 * [Extract file from another branch.](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#extract-file-from-another-branch)
+* [List only the root and merge commits.](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#list-only-the-root-and-merge-commits)
 
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 <!-- @doxie.inject end toc -->
@@ -683,5 +684,10 @@ git diff --staged
 git show <banch_name>:<file_name>
 ```
 
+## List only the root and merge commits.
+```sh
+git log --first-parent
+```
+
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diff --git a/tips.json b/tips.json
index 9508db3..f6af834 100644
--- a/tips.json
+++ b/tips.json
@@ -305,4 +305,7 @@
 },{
 	"title": "Extract file from another branch.",
 	"tip": "git show <banch_name>:<file_name>"
+}, {
+	"title": "List only the root and merge commits.",
+  "tip": "git log --first-parent"
 }]