How do I see the differences between branches branch_1 and branch_2?

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To see the differences between two branches, you can use the git diff command followed by the branch names. Here's how you can do it with an example:

Assuming you have two branches named branch_1 and branch_2, and you want to see the differences between them:

  1. Open your terminal or command prompt.

  2. Navigate to the repository directory using the cd command.

  3. Run the following command to see the differences between the two branches:

sh
git diff branch_1..branch_2

Replace branch_1 and branch_2 with the actual names of the branches you want to compare.

For example, if you have branches feature and develop, you can run:

sh
git diff feature..develop

This command will display a list of differences between the two branches, showing the changes that have been made to files, lines, and other relevant information.

If you want to see a more compact summary of the changes, you can use the --stat option:

sh
git diff --stat branch_1..branch_2

This will provide a summary of the changed files and the number of lines added and removed in each file.

Keep in mind that these commands show the differences between the branches without merging them. If you want to compare changes that have already been merged into one branch from another, you might want to use other options, such as git log, to track the commits that were brought into the branch.

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