Co-authored-by: Steve Ward <steveward@github.com>
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In GitHub Desktop, diffing across multiple commits is accomplished through a range selection that results in executing `git diff` that shows the changes of comparing the first and last commit in the selection (inclusive). Therefore, generating a diff on a branch where merge commits exist may result in unreachable commits being inside a diff selection. The following shows the unreachable commit scenario described above in `Merge Commits`.
In GitHub Desktop, diffing across multiple commits is accomplished through a range selection that results in executing `git diff`, which shows the changes of comparing the first and last commit in the selection (inclusive). Therefore, generating a diff on a branch where merge commits exist may result in unreachable commits being inside a diff selection. The following shows the unreachable commit scenario described above in `Merge Commits`.
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/75402236/186671802-4ba49315-e25c-4a6c-93d1-70f2f24fbc19.mov