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This command shows the file differences which are not yet staged.
git diffThis command shows the differences between the files in the staging area and the latest version present.
git diff –stagedThis command shows the differences between the two branches mentioned.
git diff [first branch] [second branch]
Shows unstaged file differences
$ git diff
Shows file differences between staging and the last file version
$ git diff --staged
Shows unstaged changes (working directory vs. staging)
git diff
Shows staged changes (staging area vs. last commit)
git diff --staged
Shows all changes (working directory + staging vs. last commit)
git diff HEAD
Compares two commits
git diff abc123 def456
Compares two branches
git diff main dev
Compares current state with previous commit
git diff HEAD~1
Shows unstaged changes in a file
git diff README.md
Shows unstaged changes in a file
git diff README.md
Shows staged changes in a file
git diff --staged index.js
Shows changes to a file between two commits
git diff abc123 def456 -- app.py
Lists only changed file names
git diff --name-only
Shows names and status of changed files (A, M, D)
git diff --name-status
Shows summary of changes (insertions/deletions)
git diff --stat
Forces colorized output
git diff --color
Shows word-level changes
git diff --word-diff
Compare working directory with a specific commit
git diff abc123
Show difference for one file
git diff HEAD -- index.html
Compare local repo with remote tracking branch
git diff origin/main
Outputs diff in patch format (default)
git diff --patch
Includes binary files in patch output
git diff --binary
Save diff as patch file
git diff > fix.patch
Ignores whitespace changes
git diff -w
Ignores changes in whitespace at end of lines
git diff --ignore-space-at-eol
Ignores all whitespace when comparing lines
git diff --ignore-all-space
Compare last two commits
git diff HEAD^ HEAD
Shows trailing whitespace errors
git diff --check
Compare two directories outside a repo
git diff --no-index src/ backup/