In this article you learn about git diff. Git is used to find difference between to commits like you can find difference between two files, and find difference of current changes while staging changes also you can view difference between different branches.

The "git diff" command is used to view the differences between the working directory and the index or between two specific commits. By default, it shows the differences between the working directory and the index. For example, "git diff" will display the changes that have not been staged.

You can also compare two specific commits using their SHA hash values. For example: "git diff <commit1> <commit2>". This will show the changes between the two specified commits.

You can use the "git diff" command to see the differences between two branches. Example: "git diff branch1 branch2". This will show the changes between the two branches, including the files that have been added, modified, or deleted.


how to see current uncommitted changes?

You can view your current uncommitted changes in Git by using the "git diff" command without any arguments. For example: "git diff". This will display a list of differences between the working directory and the index, showing all changes that have not been staged.
 

Here are some common examples of how to use the "git diff" command:

• View differences between the working directory and the index: "git diff"
• View differences between two branches: "git diff branch1 branch2"
• View differences between two specific commits: "git diff <commit1> <commit2>"
• View differences with word-level context: "git diff -w"
• View differences with added/deleted lines highlighted: "git diff --color-words"
• View differences in a specific file: "git diff <file>"
• View differences between the working directory and the index for a specific file: "git diff HEAD <file>"
• View differences between the last two commits: "git diff HEAD^ HEAD"