git-diff

This command will diff their whole history: git diff branch1..branch2 –name-only If you want to compare from their last common ancestor, then: git diff branch1…branch2 –name-only And now you can grep files that you want. From there it’s easy to write a little shell script that diffs two branches, file by file. filenames=$(git diff branch1…branch2 … Read more

Yes, but it depends a bit on your definition on what the “current project state” is. The manual for git diff goes on. If you are interested in comparing with the staged changes: git diff [–options] –cached [<commit>] [–] [<path>…] This form is to view the changes you staged for the next commit relative to … Read more