git-missing1

Usage

Overview

Shows commits that are in either of two branches but not both. Useful for seeing what would come across in a merge or push. Optionally, the comparison can be limited to specific paths.

Options

[<first branch>]

First branch to compare. If not specified, defaults to currently checked out branch.

<second branch>

Second branch to compare.

[<git log options>]

Any flags that should be passed to 'git log', such as --no-merges.

[[--] <path>...]

Optional path specifications (pathspec) to limit the comparison to specific files or directories. For more details about the pathspec syntax, see the pathspec entry in gitglossary[7] https://git-scm.com/docs/gitglossary#Documentation/gitglossary.txt-aiddefpathspecapathspec.

Examples

Show commits on either my current branch or master but not both:

$ git missing master
< d14b8f0 only on current checked out branch
> 97ef387 only on master

Show commits on either branch foo or branch bar but not both:

$ git missing foo bar
< b8f0d14 only on foo
> f38797e only on bar

Show commits on either my current branch or master but not both, limited to the src/ directory:

$ git missing master -- src/
< ed52989 only on current checked out branch, in src/ directory
> 7988c4b only on master, in src/ directory