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How to diff between a file on a branch and a master.

Subject: How to diff between a file on a branch and a master.

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hogsolo· Sep 9, 2010, 17:04 UTC · lore

I've got a working file in my master, but I want to see what's different about it on the branch. I've seen how to diff the WHOLE branch and master, but not target a specific file. What's the syntax for that?

thanks

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Jacob Helwig· Sep 9, 2010, 17:16 UTC · re: hogsolo · lore

Re: How to diff between a file on a branch and a master.

On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:04:50 -0700, hogsolo wrote:

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> I've got a working file in my master, but I want to see what's different
> about it on the branch.
> I've seen how to diff the WHOLE branch and master, but not target a specific
> file.
> What's the syntax for that?
> 
> thanks

You should just be able to tack " -- path/to/file" on the end of the git diff invocation you're using to get the diff for the entire branch.

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