# Re: Feature Proposal: Adding Command for Configuration Diff Between Commits 1 messages from 2024-10-15 to 2024-10-15. Participants: Prince Roshan. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/62340 ## Prince Roshan, 2024-10-15 12:45 Subject: Re: Feature Proposal: Adding Command for Configuration Diff Between Commits Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAP3G6fr2iTLh53CSWLkcOYy_q9%2BwjYX8Agk9c_dhBZdTBD%3DxYQ%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Thanks for the suggestion, but I realized I gave the wrong example. The issue I was referring to is something that's part of .git/config, not .gitmodules, and it can’t be tracked using git diff commit1:.gitmodules commit2:.gitmodules. Apologies for the confusion! I’ll reply to this thread again once I remember the specific problem. Thanks, Prince Roshan On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 at 17:02, Philippe Blain wrote: > > Hi Git Community, > > Hi ! > > > > I wanted to propose a new feature for Git that I believe would be > beneficial for repository maintainers and developers alike. What do > you think of adding a command like git config diff commit1 commit2 to > show the configuration differences between two commits? > > Git configuration is not tracked in general, so it is not clear what this command would do. > > > This command could display differences in repository configurations > (such as .git/config or submodule configuration) across two specific > commits. I see this being particularly useful in scenarios like: > > When a submodule is added or updated between two commits, helping to > easily track and compare the submodule's configuration changes. > Identifying configuration changes (e.g., repository settings) made > between different commits without having to manually examine each > commit’s changes. > Comparing various configuration-related changes in large repositories. > > For example, when managing repositories with submodules, this feature > could quickly highlight differences in submodule references, paths, or > URLs, saving time and providing better traceability. > > The .gitmodules file is tracked though, so you can simply diff two versions of it (technically, you are diffing two blobs): > > git diff commit1:.gitmodules commit2:.gitmodules > > Hope this helps, > > Philippe. ```