diff --git a/__tests__/base.js b/__tests__/base.js
index 76a6ec7f..ba3cf434 100644
--- a/__tests__/base.js
+++ b/__tests__/base.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var Q = require('q');
+
 var HeadlessGit = require('../src/js/git/headless').HeadlessGit;
 var TreeCompare = require('../src/js/graph/treeCompare.js');
 
@@ -95,6 +97,27 @@ var expectLevelSolved = function(levelBlob) {
   expectLevelAsync(headless, levelBlob);
 };
 
+var runCommand = function(command, resultHandler) {
+  var headless = new HeadlessGit();
+  var deferred = Q.defer();
+  var msg = null;
+
+  deferred.promise.then(function(commands) {
+    msg = commands[commands.length - 1].get('error').get('msg');
+  });
+
+  runs(function() {
+    headless.sendCommand(command, deferred);
+  });
+  waitsFor(function() {
+    if(null == msg) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    resultHandler(msg);
+    return true;
+  }, 'commands should be finished', 500);
+};
+
 var TIME = 150;
 // useful for throwing garbage and then expecting one commit
 var ONE_COMMIT_TREE = '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C2","id":"master"}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}';
@@ -105,6 +128,7 @@ module.exports = {
   TIME: TIME,
   expectTreeAsync: expectTreeAsync,
   expectLevelSolved: expectLevelSolved,
-  ONE_COMMIT_TREE: ONE_COMMIT_TREE
+  ONE_COMMIT_TREE: ONE_COMMIT_TREE,
+  runCommand: runCommand
 };
 
diff --git a/__tests__/git.spec.js b/__tests__/git.spec.js
index 6b7c8ece..5669168c 100644
--- a/__tests__/git.spec.js
+++ b/__tests__/git.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var base = require('./base');
 var expectTreeAsync = base.expectTreeAsync;
+var runCommand = base.runCommand;
 
 describe('Git', function() {
   it('Commits', function() {
@@ -282,4 +283,104 @@ describe('Git', function() {
 		);
   });
 
+  describe('RevList', function() {
+
+    it('requires at least 1 argument', function() {
+      runCommand('git rev-list', function(commandMsg) {
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('at least 1');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('supports', function() {
+      var SETUP = 'git co -b left C0; gc; git merge master; git co -b right C0; gc; git merge master; git co -b all left; git merge right; ';
+
+      it('single included revision', function() {
+        runCommand(SETUP + 'git rev-list all', function(commandMsg) {
+          expect(commandMsg).toBe('C6\nC5\nC4\nC3\nC2\nC1\nC0\n');
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('single excluded revision', function() {
+        runCommand(SETUP + 'git rev-list all ^right', function(commandMsg) {
+          expect(commandMsg).toBe('C6\nC3\nC2\n');
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('multiple included revisions', function() {
+        runCommand(SETUP + 'git rev-list right left', function(commandMsg) {
+          expect(commandMsg).toBe('C5\nC4\nC3\nC2\nC1\nC0\n');
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('multiple excluded revisions', function() {
+        runCommand(SETUP + 'git rev-list all ^right ^left', function(commandMsg) {
+          expect(commandMsg).toBe('C6\n');
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Log supports', function() {
+    var SETUP = 'git co -b left C0; gc; git merge master; git co -b right C0; gc; git merge master; git co -b all left; git merge right; ';
+
+    it('implied HEAD', function() {
+      runCommand(SETUP + '; git co right; git log', function(commandMsg) {
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C0\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C1\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C2\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C3\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C4\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C5\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C6\n');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('single included revision', function() {
+      runCommand(SETUP + 'git log right', function(commandMsg) {
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C0\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C1\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C2\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C3\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C4\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C5\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C6\n');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('single excluded revision', function() {
+      runCommand(SETUP + 'git log all ^right', function(commandMsg) {
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C0\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C1\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C2\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C3\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C4\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C5\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C6\n');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('multiple included revisions', function() {
+      runCommand(SETUP + 'git log right left', function(commandMsg) {
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C0\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C1\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C2\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C3\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C4\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C5\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C6\n');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('multiple excluded revisions', function() {
+      runCommand(SETUP + 'git log all ^right ^left', function(commandMsg) {
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C0\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C1\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C2\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C3\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C4\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).not.toContain('Commit: C5\n');
+        expect(commandMsg).toContain('Commit: C6\n');
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/js/git/commands.js b/src/js/git/commands.js
index 4c083d5e..50e93d5a 100644
--- a/src/js/git/commands.js
+++ b/src/js/git/commands.js
@@ -574,25 +574,26 @@ var commandConfig = {
     }
   },
 
+  revlist: {
+    dontCountForGolf: true,
+    displayName: 'rev-list',
+    regex: /^git +rev-list($|\s)/,
+    execute: function(engine, command) {
+      var generalArgs = command.getGeneralArgs();
+      command.validateArgBounds(generalArgs, 1);
+
+      engine.revlist(generalArgs);
+    }
+  },
+
   log: {
     dontCountForGolf: true,
     regex: /^git +log($|\s)/,
     execute: function(engine, command) {
       var generalArgs = command.getGeneralArgs();
 
-      if (generalArgs.length == 2) {
-        // do fancy git log branchA ^branchB
-        if (generalArgs[1][0] == '^') {
-          engine.logWithout(generalArgs[0], generalArgs[1]);
-        } else {
-          throw new GitError({
-            msg: intl.str('git-error-options')
-          });
-        }
-      }
-
-      command.oneArgImpliedHead(generalArgs);
-      engine.log(generalArgs[0]);
+      command.impliedHead(generalArgs, 0);
+      engine.log(generalArgs);
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/src/js/git/headless.js b/src/js/git/headless.js
index a82081b9..f2b2c0bc 100644
--- a/src/js/git/headless.js
+++ b/src/js/git/headless.js
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ HeadlessGit.prototype.sendCommand = function(value, entireCommandPromise) {
   var chain = deferred.promise;
   var startTime = new Date().getTime();
 
+  var commands = [];
+
   util.splitTextCommand(value, function(commandStr) {
     chain = chain.then(function() {
       var commandObj = new Command({
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ HeadlessGit.prototype.sendCommand = function(value, entireCommandPromise) {
 
       var thisDeferred = Q.defer();
       this.gitEngine.dispatch(commandObj, thisDeferred);
+      commands.push(commandObj);
       return thisDeferred.promise;
     }.bind(this));
   }, this);
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ HeadlessGit.prototype.sendCommand = function(value, entireCommandPromise) {
   chain.then(function() {
     var nowTime = new Date().getTime();
     if (entireCommandPromise) {
-      entireCommandPromise.resolve();
+      entireCommandPromise.resolve(commands);
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/src/js/git/index.js b/src/js/git/index.js
index dcac6ea9..233d82cd 100644
--- a/src/js/git/index.js
+++ b/src/js/git/index.js
@@ -2740,37 +2740,26 @@ GitEngine.prototype.logWithout = function(ref, omitBranch) {
   this.log(ref, Graph.getUpstreamSet(this, omitBranch));
 };
 
-GitEngine.prototype.log = function(ref, omitSet) {
-  // omit set is for doing stuff like git log branchA ^branchB
-  omitSet = omitSet || {};
-  // first get the commit we referenced
-  var commit = this.getCommitFromRef(ref);
+GitEngine.prototype.revlist = function(refs) {
+  var range = new RevisionRange(this, refs);
 
-  // then get as many far back as we can from here, order by commit date
-  var toDump = [];
-  var pQueue = [commit];
+  // now go through and collect ids
+  var bigLogStr = range.formatRevisions(function(c) {
+    return c.id + '\n';
+  });
 
-  var seen = {};
+  throw new CommandResult({
+    msg: bigLogStr
+  });
+};
 
-  while (pQueue.length) {
-    var popped = pQueue.shift(0);
-    if (seen[popped.get('id')] || omitSet[popped.get('id')]) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    seen[popped.get('id')] = true;
-
-    toDump.push(popped);
-
-    if (popped.get('parents') && popped.get('parents').length) {
-      pQueue = pQueue.concat(popped.get('parents'));
-    }
-  }
+GitEngine.prototype.log = function(refs) {
+  var range = new RevisionRange(this, refs);
 
   // now go through and collect logs
-  var bigLogStr = '';
-  toDump.forEach(function (c) {
-    bigLogStr += c.getLogEntry();
-  }, this);
+  var bigLogStr = range.formatRevisions(function(c) {
+    return c.getLogEntry();
+  });
 
   throw new CommandResult({
     msg: bigLogStr
@@ -3079,6 +3068,79 @@ var Tag = Ref.extend({
   }
 });
 
+function RevisionRange(engine, specifiers) {
+  this.engine = engine;
+  this.included = {};
+  this.excluded = {};
+  this.revisions = [];
+
+  this.processSpecifiers(specifiers);
+}
+
+RevisionRange.prototype.isExclusion = function(specifier) {
+  return specifier.startsWith('^');
+};
+
+RevisionRange.prototype.processSpecifiers = function(specifiers) {
+  var self = this;
+  var inclusions = [];
+  var exclusions = [];
+
+  specifiers.forEach(function(specifier) {
+    if(self.isExclusion(specifier)) {
+      exclusions.push(specifier.slice(1));
+    } else {
+      inclusions.push(specifier);
+    }
+  });
+
+  exclusions.forEach(function(exclusion) {
+    self.addExcluded(Graph.getUpstreamSet(self.engine, exclusion));
+  });
+
+  inclusions.forEach(function(inclusion) {
+    self.addIncluded(Graph.getUpstreamSet(self.engine, inclusion));
+  });
+
+  var includedKeys = Array.from(Object.keys(self.included));
+
+  self.revisions = includedKeys.map(function(revision) {
+    return self.engine.resolveStringRef(revision);
+  });
+  self.revisions.sort(self.engine.dateSortFunc);
+  self.revisions.reverse();
+};
+
+RevisionRange.prototype.isExcluded = function(revision) {
+  return this.excluded.hasOwnProperty(revision);
+};
+
+RevisionRange.prototype.addExcluded = function(setToExclude) {
+  var self = this;
+  Object.keys(setToExclude).forEach(function(toExclude) {
+    if(!self.isExcluded(toExclude)) {
+      self.excluded[toExclude] = true;
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+RevisionRange.prototype.addIncluded = function(setToInclude) {
+  var self = this;
+  Object.keys(setToInclude).forEach(function(toInclude) {
+    if(!self.isExcluded(toInclude)) {
+      self.included[toInclude] = true;
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+RevisionRange.prototype.formatRevisions = function(revisionFormatter) {
+  var output = "";
+  this.revisions.forEach(function(c) {
+    output += revisionFormatter(c);
+  });
+  return output;
+};
+
 exports.GitEngine = GitEngine;
 exports.Commit = Commit;
 exports.Branch = Branch;
diff --git a/src/js/models/commandModel.js b/src/js/models/commandModel.js
index 76e94d61..138f9024 100644
--- a/src/js/models/commandModel.js
+++ b/src/js/models/commandModel.js
@@ -126,18 +126,14 @@ var Command = Backbone.Model.extend({
   oneArgImpliedHead: function(args, option) {
     this.validateArgBounds(args, 0, 1, option);
     // and if it's one, add a HEAD to the back
-    if (args.length === 0) {
-      args.push('HEAD');
-    }
+    this.impliedHead(args, 0);
   },
 
   twoArgsImpliedHead: function(args, option) {
     // our args we expect to be between 1 and 2
     this.validateArgBounds(args, 1, 2, option);
     // and if it's one, add a HEAD to the back
-    if (args.length == 1) {
-      args.push('HEAD');
-    }
+    this.impliedHead(args, 1);
   },
 
   oneArgImpliedOrigin: function(args) {
@@ -151,6 +147,12 @@ var Command = Backbone.Model.extend({
     this.validateArgBounds(args, 0, 2);
   },
 
+  impliedHead: function(args, min) {
+    if(args.length == min) {
+      args.push('HEAD');
+    }
+  },
+
   // this is a little utility class to help arg validation that happens over and over again
   validateArgBounds: function(args, lower, upper, option) {
     var what = (option === undefined) ?