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1 | git-diff(1) |
2 | =========== | |
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3 | |
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
7bd7f280 | 6 | git-diff - Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc |
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7 | |
8 | ||
9 | SYNOPSIS | |
10 | -------- | |
35ef3a4c | 11 | 'git-diff' [ --diff-options ] <ent>{0,2} [<path>...] |
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12 | |
13 | DESCRIPTION | |
14 | ----------- | |
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15 | Show changes between two ents, an ent and the working tree, an |
16 | ent and the index file, or the index file and the working tree. | |
17 | The combination of what is compared with what is determined by | |
18 | the number of ents given to the command. | |
19 | ||
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20 | * When no <ent> is given, the working tree and the index |
21 | file is compared, using `git-diff-files`. | |
22 | ||
23 | * When one <ent> is given, the working tree and the named | |
24 | tree is compared, using `git-diff-index`. The option | |
25 | `--cached` can be given to compare the index file and | |
26 | the named tree. | |
27 | ||
28 | * When two <ent>s are given, these two trees are compared | |
29 | using `git-diff-tree`. | |
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30 | |
31 | OPTIONS | |
32 | ------- | |
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33 | --diff-options:: |
34 | '--diff-options' are passed to the `git-diff-files`, | |
35 | `git-diff-index`, and `git-diff-tree` commands. See the | |
36 | documentation for these commands for description. | |
37 | ||
38 | <path>...:: | |
39 | The <path> arguments are also passed to `git-diff-\*` | |
40 | commands. | |
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41 | |
42 | ||
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43 | EXAMPLES |
44 | -------- | |
45 | ||
46 | Various ways to check your working tree:: | |
47 | + | |
48 | ------------ | |
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49 | $ git diff <1> |
50 | $ git diff --cached <2> | |
51 | $ git diff HEAD <3> | |
52 | ------------ | |
53 | + | |
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54 | <1> changes in the working tree since your last git-update-index. |
55 | <2> changes between the index and your last commit; what you | |
56 | would be committing if you run "git commit" without "-a" option. | |
57 | <3> changes in the working tree since your last commit; what you | |
58 | would be committing if you run "git commit -a" | |
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59 | |
60 | Comparing with arbitrary commits:: | |
61 | + | |
62 | ------------ | |
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63 | $ git diff test <1> |
64 | $ git diff HEAD -- ./test <2> | |
65 | $ git diff HEAD^ HEAD <3> | |
66 | ------------ | |
67 | + | |
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68 | <1> instead of using the tip of the current branch, compare with the |
69 | tip of "test" branch. | |
70 | <2> instead of comparing with the tip of "test" branch, compare with | |
89438677 | 71 | the tip of the current branch, but limit the comparison to the |
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72 | file "test". |
73 | <3> compare the version before the last commit and the last commit. | |
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74 | |
75 | ||
76 | Limiting the diff output:: | |
77 | + | |
78 | ------------ | |
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79 | $ git diff --diff-filter=MRC <1> |
80 | $ git diff --name-status -r <2> | |
81 | $ git diff arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <3> | |
82 | ------------ | |
83 | + | |
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84 | <1> show only modification, rename and copy, but not addition |
85 | nor deletion. | |
86 | <2> show only names and the nature of change, but not actual | |
87 | diff output. --name-status disables usual patch generation | |
abda1ef5 | 88 | which in turn also disables recursive behavior, so without -r |
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89 | you would only see the directory name if there is a change in a |
90 | file in a subdirectory. | |
91 | <3> limit diff output to named subtrees. | |
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92 | |
93 | Munging the diff output:: | |
94 | + | |
95 | ------------ | |
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96 | $ git diff --find-copies-harder -B -C <1> |
97 | $ git diff -R <2> | |
98 | ------------ | |
99 | + | |
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100 | <1> spend extra cycles to find renames, copies and complete |
101 | rewrites (very expensive). | |
102 | <2> output diff in reverse. | |
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103 | |
104 | ||
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105 | Author |
106 | ------ | |
107 | Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> | |
108 | ||
109 | Documentation | |
110 | -------------- | |
111 | Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. | |
112 | ||
113 | GIT | |
114 | --- | |
a7154e91 | 115 | Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
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