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commit 250f6c07bf3a76e9762c2b8f2979652c002f254d
parent d2f474e7b973f5d016b5d985c604ce9ce7d8f838
Author: pyratebeard <root@pyratebeard.net>
Date:   Mon, 10 Jun 2024 21:51:55 +0100

up_git_stream

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entry/up_git_stream.md
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diff --git a/entry/up_git_stream.md b/entry/up_git_stream.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Instead, over the years I have grown use to running `git fetch` and `git merge` 
 
 The reason for this is so that I can review the log and any changes before merging the remote code into my local repo.
 
-I always use to run `git log` to show the entire log after fetching the remote code, until I read about the dotted range notation and `@` construct for specifying [revisions][1] in Git.
+I would try to remember to run `git log` after fetching the remote code, so I can review the log.  Until I read about the dotted range notation and `@` construct for specifying [revisions][1] in Git.
 
 Using `@` on is own is equal to `HEAD`.  Combine it in `git log` with `{upstream}` or `{u}` to only show commit logs for the upstream branch
 
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ Using `@` on is own is equal to `HEAD`.  Combine it in `git log` with `{upstream
 git log @{u}
 ```
 
-The two-dot notation is shorthand for all commits in a range.  Therefore to show only the commits between my local branch and the remote upstream I would incant
+The two-dot notation is shorthand for all commits in a range.  Therefore to show only the commits from the remote upstream that have yet to be merged in my local branch I would incant
 ```
 git log HEAD..@{u}
 ```
 
-This can be made even easier by omitting `HEAD` as leaving one end of the range blank defaults to `HEAD`
+This can be made even easier by omitting `HEAD`, as leaving one end of the range blank defaults to `HEAD`
 ```
 git log ..@{u}
 ```
 
-With this newfound knowledge I updated my [`gf` alias][2] to run both commands, automatically showing me the commits I have fetched
+With this newfound knowledge I updated my [`gf` alias][2] to run both commands, automatically showing me the commits I have fetched and need to review
 ```
 alias gf="git fetch && git log ..@{u}"
 ```