git diff command

We can use the git diff command to view changes between commits, branches, files, our working directory, and more!

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The above command compares Staging Area and Working Directory and list it.

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git diff HEAD lists all changes in the working tree since our last commit. As HEAD typically refers to the last commit.

Comparing Branches The below command will list the changes between the tips of branch1 and branch2.

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Comparing Commits To compare two commits, provide git diff with the commit hashes of the commits in question.

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