How to Compare Branch in GIT

COMPARE BRANCH

• Compare two branches (local) and show how much commits each branch is ahead of the other

git rev-list --left-right --count <branch1>...<branch2>

DIFF STATUS

• Get differences status between local (checked-out) branch and its respective remote (tracked) branch

git checkout <local-branch>

git status -sb

Example Output: ## <local-branch>...<remote-branch> [ahead 2, behind 1] 

DIFF AHEAD revisions of local branch

• To see differences of ahead-revisions (in local-branch)

git diff <local-branch>...<remote-branch>^

E.g.

git diff master...origin/master^ 

DIFF BEHIND revisions of REMOTE branch

• To see differences of ahead-revisions (in local-branch)

git diff <remote-branch>...<local-branch>^^

E.g.

git diff origin/master...master^^

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