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In the above example, `B` is reachable by `F` through the ancestral path of `F`-> `C` -> `B`, and `B` is reachable by `E` through `E` -> `D` -> `C` -> `B`. However, there is no such path to get to `E` or `D` from `F`. Thus, `E` and `D` are **unreachable** from `F`.
## Git Commands Use the Ancestral Path
Some Git commands use the ancestral path to determine what to show. One of those is `git diff`, which is used to see the changes between two commits non inclusive of the first commit. If we execute `git diff A..C`, we will receive the set of changes from the commits along the ancestral path from `C` to `A` or `C` -> `B` -> `A`. Thus, we would see changes from `B` and `C`. Likewise, if we executed `git diff B..F`, you will get changes from reachable from `F`; thus, `F` -> `C` -> `B`. But, not changes from `E` and `D` as they are unreachable.
Some Git commands use the ancestral path to determine what to show. One of those is `git diff`, which is used to see the changes between two commits non inclusive of the first commit. If we execute `git diff A..C`, we will receive the set of changes from the commits along the ancestral path from `C` to `A` or `C` -> `B` -> `A`. Thus, we would see changes from `B` and `C`. Likewise, if we executed `git diff B..F`, we will get changes from reachable from `F`; thus, `F` -> `C` -> `B`. But, not changes from `E` and `D` as they are unreachable.
## Merge Commits
Now, let's say that we merge the `feature-branch` into our `main` branch. Our graph becomes: