COMMITS=$(git cat-file --batch-check='%(objectname) %(objecttype)' --batch-all-objects | grep commit | cut -f1 -d" ") for COMMIT in $COMMITS; do # My first parent's parents has to be the same as my second parent's parent. if [ "$(git rev-parse --verify -q $COMMIT^1^)" = "$(git rev-parse --verify -q $COMMIT^2^)" ]; then return 0 fi done return 1