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Get the delta between two git branches
Syntax
| git diff [options] <commit>[..<commit>] [--] [<path>...] |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| options | The differen options that can be used to report the differences |
| commit | An arbitrary commit/branch to be compared. |
| commit | The second commit/branch to be compared, if omitted then HEAD (of the current branch) is used. |
| path... | If path is specified, then the comparison happens at the file level instead of commit/branch level. |
Note: common options are
--minimal, spend extra time to make sure the smallest possible diff is produced.
--summary, output a condensed summary of extended header information such as creations, renames and mode changes.
--name-only, show only names of changed files.
--name-status, show only names and status of changed files.
--diff-filter, select only files that are:
Added (A)
Copied (C)
Deleted (D)
Modified (M)
Renamed (R)
Changed (T)
Unmerged (U)
Unknown (X)
airing Broken (B)