git-cherry - Find commits not merged upstream
git cherry [-v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]]
GIT-CHERRY(1) Git Manual 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>. The commits are compared with their patch id, obtained from
the git patch-id program.
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. Defaults to the first tracked
remote branch, if available.
<head>
Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
<limit>
Do not report commits up to (and including) limit.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+--------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Availability | developer/versioning/git |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+--------------------------+
SEE ALSO
git-patch-id(1)
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from http://git-
core.googlecode.com/files/git-1.7.9.2.tar.gz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://git-scm.com/.
Git 1.7.9.2 02/22/2012 GIT-CHERRY(1)