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^^