How to view Git changes on a single branch since its creation
The command:
git log --oneline master..feature/some-branch
Will show commits on feature branch since it was forked off master.
Suppose you have a repo that looks like this:
base - A - B - C - D (master)
\
\- X - Y - Z (myBranch)
Verify the repo status:
> git checkout master
Already on 'master'
> git status ; git log --oneline
On branch master
nothing to commit, working directory clean
d9addce D
110a9ab C
5f3f8db B
0f26e69 A
e764ffa base
and for myBranch:
> git checkout myBranch
> git status ; git log --oneline
On branch myBranch
nothing to commit, working directory clean
3bc0d40 Z
917ac8d Y
3e65f72 X
5f3f8db B
0f26e69 A
e764ffa base
Suppose you are on myBranch, and you want only changes SINCE master. Use the two-dot version:
> git log --oneline master..myBranch
3bc0d40 Z
917ac8d Y
3e65f72 X
The three-dot version gives all changes from the tip of master to the tip of myBranch. However, note that the common commit B is not included:
> git log --oneline master...myBranch
d9addce D
110a9ab C
3bc0d40 Z
917ac8d Y
3e65f72 X
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