Add possibility or use by default git show to show merge commits
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Problem to solve
Insane huge diffs on merge commits. Unable to quickly see what was changed only in merge commit (conflicts resolution).
Intended users
Feature for everyone!
Further details
Instead of crawling thru huge amount of changed lines in both branches it will be possible to see only what the merge changed.
Proposal
Add option to show (maybe by default - since it's faster) the merge commit using git show instead of diff to parent
Permissions and Security
The same requirement as diff to parent
Documentation
Testing
I see no additional risk over diff to parent
What does success look like, and how can we measure that?
User is able to see only changes done by merge commit (like merge conflicts resolution). Nothing more is visible in merge commit (in mode git show, git diff mode would work as is)
Links / references
Short description of issue and solution https://haacked.com/archive/2014/02/21/reviewing-merge-commits/