Answer might be under Demos -> Visualize -> Why not git log --graph? > git log --graph only shows commits which have branches attached with them. If you prefer

Answer might be under Demos -> Visualize -> Why not git log --graph? > git log --graph only shows commits which have branches attached with them. If you prefer to work without branches, then git log --graph won't work for you. This seems to be about working with commits, including branched trees/graphs, without creating a named branch..?