Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- git [2026/06/15 01:57] – [log] jhagstrand
+++ git [2026/06/16 00:13] (current) – [diff] jhagstrand
@@ Line 273: / Line 273: @@
 ====diff====
-Use diff to find the differences between two branches or between two files.\\
+Use diff to find the differences between two commits.\\
-Note that there is a big difference between .. and ... between the two commit designations.\\
-Also the two hyphens -- can go before or after the filename and that alters the output.\\
-  git diff master...featurebranch  # compare two branches
+  git diff 1bde095 b0ba90d   # compare two commits
+  git diff master sidebar    # compare two branches
-  git diff 1bde095..b0ba90d -- html/js/hud.js  # compare two different commits of a file
+  git diff master sidebar hud.js  # compare two versions of a file
 By default diff compares all of the currently modified files.
@@ Line 289: / Line 287: @@
 Additional options.
+  git diff master sidebar --stat   # show filenames and counts only
   git diff -U0	# do not display context
-  git diff -w	# ignore whitespace
-  git diff -w --word-diff-regex=[^[:space:]]	# ignore whitespace additional
+Whitespace.\\
 In .gitconfig, add
 [core] whitespace = -trailing-space,-indent-with-non-tab,-tab-in-indent
+  git diff -w	# ignore whitespace
+  git diff -w --word-diff-regex=[^[:space:]]	# ignore whitespace additional
+Dots.\\
+If both master and sidebar have changed, and you want to see only differences in sidebar, use three dots.  (This is a shortcut to naming the commit specifically.)\\
+Warning! Two dots vs three dots makes a difference, and the difference is reversed in git diff vs git log.\\
+  git diff master sidebar poker.js  # compare changes from latest master to latest sidebar
+  git diff master..sidebar poker.js  # same as no dots
+  git diff master...sidebar poker.js  # not latest master but master when sidebar branched
+Double hyphens.\\
+I don't know why this is used.\\
+  git diff master sidebar hud.js
+  git diff master sidebar -- hud.js
+  git diff master sidebar hud.js --
 ====log====
   git log
   git log master   # show log for one branch
   git log --oneline -10  # default to currently checked out branch
   git log --all --oneline --graph --decorate  # all branches, graph hierarchy
   git log --oneline -10     # topmost n lines
+  git log --all --pretty=fuller
 ==== interactive rebase ====