git log the difference between 1 branch from another
I have 2 branches A and B.
Whenever I run a build, Branch A gets merged into Branch B. I want to be able to email out all the updates made in A, since the last time the build was ran. How can I use git log
to be able to copy all the commits made in A since the last A -> B merge?
That'll be
git log B..A
E.g. "display all commits that are in A but not in B" Or if you wish to do it against non local branches
git log origin/B..origin/A
An alternative syntax would be to use:
$ git log refA refB --not refC
or in your case of comparing only two branches
$ git log A --not B
Also from the GIT SCM Commit Ranges Docs
When comparing two branches it really comes down to preference. I just find this a bit more readable and don't have to worry about confusing A...B
with A..B
(also mentioned in the docs).