This is a quick note to compare across commits or folks.
Local terminal
git log
# one line
git log --pretty=oneline
then compare 2 commits:
git diff a122 a123
Tip after typing diff, press space 1 time and press tab 2 times: it will also show commit numbers (shorter).
Online:
Append /compare to your repository. The below samples are from https://docs.github.com/en/github/committing-changes-to-your-project/viewing-and-comparing-commits/comparing-commits#comparing-commits
Here are 2 common ones:
- Compare Commits
To compare commits c3a414e and faf7c6f: https://github.com/github/linguist/compare/c3a414e..faf7c6f
- Compare Across Folk
User octocat vs user octo-org
https://github.com/octocat/linguist/compare/master…octo-org:master
- Bonus:
It is very convenient to find an active fork among many idle folks with this online tool: https://andremiras.github.io/gitpop3