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) |
Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com [1] > |
Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git−list <git@vger.kernel.org [2] >. |
Part of the git(1) suite |
1. |
gitster@pobox.com |
mailto:gitster@pobox.com |
2. |
git@vger.kernel.org |
mailto:git@vger.kernel.org |