CmdID / Commands
git-merge-base
Find a common ancestor of two commits. tldr-pages
On several platforms
Print the best common ancestor of two commits
git merge-base commit_1 commit_2Identify
Print all best common ancestors of two commits
git merge-base --all commit_1 commit_2Identify
Check if a commit is an ancestor of a specific commit
git merge-base --is-ancestor ancestor_commit commitIdentify