-_x40='[0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f][0-9a-f]'
-_x40="$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40$_x40"
-stripCommitHead='/^'"$_x40"' (from '"$_x40"')$/d'
+git-cherry -v "$rev1" "$rev2" |
+while read sign rev comment
+do
+ case "$sign" in
+ '-')
+ echo >&2 "Merged already: $comment"
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo $rev
+ ;;
+ esac
+done >$series