_x40="$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40"
stripCommitHead='/^'"$_x40"' (from '"$_x40"')$/d'
-git-rev-list --merge-order $(git-rev-parse --revs-only "$revpair") >$series
+git-rev-list --no-merges --merge-order \
+ $(git-rev-parse --revs-only "$revpair") >$series
total=`wc -l <$series | tr -dc "[0-9]"`
i=$total
while read commit