gtchakama/git-diff-files

This repository contains a Bash script that performs `git diff` requests file by file. The script compares two specified commits or branches and displays the diff for each file that has changed between them.

Git Diff File by File Script

This repository contains a Bash script that performs git diff requests file by file. The script compares two specified commits or branches and displays the diff for each file that has changed between them.

Usage

1. Clone the repository and navigate to the directory where you want to use the script:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd <repository-directory>

2. Place the script in the root directory of your Git repository or any directory within the repository where you prefer to run the script. For example:

   cp git_diff_files.sh /path/to/your/git/repository/

3. Navigate to your Git repository:

   cd /path/to/your/git/repository/

4. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x git_diff_files.sh

5. Run the script with two commit hashes or branch names as arguments:

   ./git_diff_files.sh <commit1> <commit2>

Example

To compare changes between two branches, main and feature-branch:

./git_diff_files.sh main feature-branch

To compare changes between two specific commits:

./git_diff_files.sh commit1_hash commit2_hash

Script Explanation

The git_diff_files.sh script does the following:

1. Checks if the correct number of arguments (two) are provided. If not, it prints a usage message and exits.
2. Retrieves the list of files that have changed between the two specified commits or branches using git diff --name-only.
3. Loops through each changed file and displays the diff for that file using git diff.

Requirements

• Git must be installed and available in your system's PATH.
• The script should be run in a Git repository.

This script was created to simplify the process of reviewing changes file by file in a Git repository.

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