From: Björn Steinbrink <b.steinbrink@gmx.de>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:02:20 GMT
Subject: Re: How can I restrict git-diff to a specific set of directories?
Message-ID: <20090114000220.GB12624@atjola.homenet>
In-Reply-To: <1231890543.31432.5.camel@rotwang.fnordora.org>

On 2009.01.13 15:49:03 -0800, Alan wrote:
> I have a repository that I need to build a set of patches for a single
> directory path.  (I just want the diffs on the one driver.)
> 
> Is there a clean non-hacky way to do this?
> 
> It is not cross repository or anything. I just need to generate a diff
> between one commit and another, but only for the contents of a specific
> directory.
> 
> I am not finding a real straightforward way to do that.  (Unless I am
> missing something, which is quite possible.)

git diff commitA commitB -- some/paths/here some/more/here and/then/some

That limits the diff to the paths after the dashes.

Björn