Show diff between commits

Question

I am using Git on Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx).

I have made some commits to my master.

However, I want to get the difference between these commits. All of

Answer 1

I use gitk to see the difference:

gitk k73ud..dj374

It has a GUI mode so that reviewing is easier.

Answer 2

Use this command for the difference between commit and unstaged:

git difftool --dir-diff

Answer 3

Simplest for checking the changes in the last 2 commits after pull:

git diff HEAD~2 

Answer 4

To see the difference between two different commits (let's call them a and b), use

git diff a..b

• Note that the difference between a and b is opposite from b and a.

To see the difference between your last commit and not yet committed changes, use

git diff

If you want to be able to come back to the difference later, you can save it in a file.

git diff a..b > ../project.diff

Answer 5

1. gitk --all
2. Select the first commit
3. Right click on the other, then diff selected → this

Answer 6

Let's say you have one more commit at the bottom (oldest), then this becomes pretty easy:

commit dj374
made changes

commit y4746
made changes

commit k73ud
made changes

commit oldestCommit
made changes

Now, using below will easily server the purpose.

git diff k73ud oldestCommit