GIT-CHERRY(1) Git Manual GIT-CHERRY(1)
NAME
git-cherry - Find commits not merged upstream
SYNOPSIS
git-cherry [-v] <upstream> [<head>] [<limit>]
DESCRIPTION
The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and
<head> is compared against each commit between the fork-point and
<upstream>.
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.
OPTIONS
-v Verbose.
<upstream>
Upstream branch to compare against.
<head> Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
<limit>
Do not report commits up to (and including) limit.
AUTHOR
Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
Part of the git(7) suite
Git 1.5.5.6 01/12/2009 GIT-CHERRY(1)
