diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cbcd71c..9b4ce81 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variety of languages and technologies. These are things that don't really warrant a full blog post. These are mostly things I learn by pairing with smart people at [Hashrocket](http://hashrocket.com/). -_476 TILs and counting..._ +_477 TILs and counting..._ --- @@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ _476 TILs and counting..._ - [Intent To Add](git/intent-to-add.md) - [Interactively Unstage Changes](git/interactively-unstage-changes.md) - [Last Commit A File Appeared In](git/last-commit-a-file-appeared-in.md) +- [List All Files Changed Between Two Branches](git/list-all-files-changed-between-two-branches.md) - [List Different Commits Between Two Branches](git/list-different-commits-between-two-branches.md) - [List Filenames Without The Diffs](git/list-filenames-without-the-diffs.md) - [List Most Git Commands](git/list-most-git-commands.md) diff --git a/git/list-all-files-changed-between-two-branches.md b/git/list-all-files-changed-between-two-branches.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..80ce201 --- /dev/null +++ b/git/list-all-files-changed-between-two-branches.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# List All Files Changed Between Two Branches + +The `git-diff` command can help with finding all files that have changed +between two branches. For instance, if you are at the `HEAD` of your current +feature branch and you'd like to see the list of files that have changed +since being in sync with the `master` branch, you'd formulate a command like +the following: + +```bash +$ git diff --name-only master +``` + +The `--name-only` flag is important because it cuts out the rest of the +non-essential output. + +You'll want to list the _older_ branch first and the current branch second +as a way of showing what has changed from the original branch to get to the +current branch. + +Though the example shows the use of _branches_ any git reference can be used +to see what has changed between two commits. + +See `man git-diff` for more details.