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Diff-tree: comparing recorded file trees

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 16:11 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 16:11

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In brief

git diff-tree compares contents and modes in Git trees. With one commit, its usual form compares that commit with its parents.

Useful to know

git diff-tree compares contents and modes in Git trees. With one commit, its usual form compares that commit with its parents. [1]

It helps tooling list historical changes without relying on current working files. The chosen view matters for a merge commit. Establish whether the comparison should use a particular parent or a combined result.

Sources

For further detail and to check the information:

  1. [1] Git - git-diff-tree Documentation ↗