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git-cherry(1) |
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git-cherry − Find commits not merged upstream
git cherry [−v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]]
The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork−point and <head> is compared against each commit between the fork−point and <upstream>. The commits are compared with their patch id, obtained from the git patch−id program.
Every commit that doesn’t exist in the <upstream> branch has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. The ones that have equivalent change already in the <upstream> branch are prefixed with a minus (−) sign, and those that only exist in the <head> branch are prefixed with a plus (+) symbol:
__*__*__*__*__>
<upstream>
/
fork−point
\__+__+__−__+__+__−__+__> <head>
If a <limit> has been given then the commits along the <head> branch up to and including <limit> are not reported:
__*__*__*__*__>
<upstream>
/
fork−point
\__*__*__<limit>__−__+__> <head>
Because git cherry compares the changeset rather than the commit id (sha1), you can use git cherry to find out if a commit you made locally has been applied <upstream> under a different commit id. For example, this will happen if you’re feeding patches <upstream> via email rather than pushing or pulling commits directly.
−v
Verbose.
<upstream>
Upstream branch to compare against. Defaults to the first tracked remote branch, if available.
<head>
Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
<limit>
Do not report commits up to (and including) limit.
git-patch-id(1)
Part of the git(1) suite
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