count commits in a branch (#122)

Author: munendrasn

README.md

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ P.S: All these commands are tested on `git version 2.7.4 (Apple Git-66)`.
 * [Group commits by authors and title](#group-commits-by-authors-and-title)
 * [Forced push but still ensure you don't overwrite other's work](#forced-push-but-still-ensure-you-dont-overwrite-others-work)
 * [Show how many lines does an author contribute](#show-how-many-lines-does-an-author-contribute)
+* [Number of commits in a branch](#number-of-commits-in-a-branch)
 
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@@ -930,5 +931,10 @@ git log --author='_Your_Name_Here_' --pretty=tformat: --numstat | awk '{ add +=
 ", add, subs, loc }' - # on Mac OSX
 ```
 
+## Number of commits in a branch
+```sh
+git rev-list --count <branch-name>
+```
+
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tips.json

@@ -397,4 +397,7 @@
     "title": "Show how many lines does an author contribute",
     "tip": "git log --author='_Your_Name_Here_' --pretty=tformat: --numstat | gawk '{ add += $1; subs += $2; loc += $1 - $2 } END { printf \"added lines: %s removed lines: %s total lines: %s\n\", add, subs, loc }' -",
     "alternatives": ["git log --author='_Your_Name_Here_' --pretty=tformat: --numstat | awk '{ add += $1; subs += $2; loc += $1 - $2 } END { printf \"added lines: %s, removed lines: %s, total lines: %s\n\", add, subs, loc }' - # on Mac OSX"]
+},{
+    "title": "Number of commits in a branch",
+    "tip": "git rev-list --count <branch-name>"
 }]