Actually, @{upstream} has a special meaning, and is a refname for the current branch's upstream. For example: # commits that are on the current branch but no

Actually, @{upstream} has a special meaning, and is a refname for the current branch's upstream. For example: # commits that are on the current branch but not upstream git log @{upstream}.. # commits that are upstream but not on the current branch git log ..@{upstream} # the commit path between the current branch and upstream # (all commits are exclusive to either branch) git log ...@{upstream}