git command to check differences between two branches code example

Example 1: get difference between two git branches

Just specify your local branch1 or remote origin/branch2
git diff branch1 origin/branch2	#show diff referenced from second branch

Example 2: show commit differences between branches git

git log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr)%Creset' --abbrev-commit --date=relative master..branch-X