git-cherry(1) ============= NAME ---- git-cherry - Find commits not merged upstream SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-cherry' [-v] <upstream> [<head>] [<limit>] DESCRIPTION ----------- The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and <head> is compared against each commit between the fork-point and <upstream>. 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. OPTIONS ------- -v:: Verbose. <upstream>:: Upstream branch to compare against. <head>:: Working branch; defaults to HEAD. <limit>:: Do not report commits up to (and including) limit. Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Documentation -------------- Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite