Re: Get a git diff without taking index into account

From: Eric Frederich <eric.frederich@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 18, 2015, 15:42 UTC
Message-ID: <CAAoZyYPVopmP_bv7EZS912R4bxpzNm49_q0XXZXqa52dTDDM2Q@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAPc5daU9km+gr-DHJzJF59mugwGeNX69H27E_DaoyBZnuzoiFw@mail.gmail.com>

This is from "git help diff". It seems to imply that I should be able to do it. It mentions nothing of the index.

       git diff [--options] <commit> [--] [<path>...]
           This form is to view the changes you have in your working
tree relative to the named <commit>. You can use HEAD to compare it
with the latest commit, or a branch name
           to compare with the tip of a different branch.

On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 7:06 AM, Eric Frederich
> <eric.frederich@gmail.com> wrote:
>> # how can I compare a working directory to a commit without taking the
>> index into account?
>
> You don't.