# Introduction <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert"> <p>🧑💻 New to Git or LabEx? We recommend starting with the <b><a style="color: unset;text-decoration: underline;" href="https://labex.io/courses/quick-start-with-git" target="_blank">Quick Start with Git</a></b> course.</p> </div> When working with Git, it's important to be able to view a summary of all the commits made to a repository. However, sometimes merge commits can clutter up the output and make it difficult to see the actual changes made. In this lab, you will learn how to view a short summary of all commits excluding merge commits.
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