git diff two versions of a file code example

Example 1: git diff between one file

Just specify your local branch1 or remote origin/branch2
git diff branch1 origin/branch2	#show diff referenced from second branch
git diff branch1 branch2 file.txt #show diff only between file.txt

Example 2: git diff of a file

git diff file-name

#you can also add an alias on Mac
alias gd="git diff"
alias add_alias="code ~/.zshrc" #open the file in vscode