| Task | Command(s) |
|---|---|
| Compare the state of the working directory to the staging area | git diff or (git difftool) |
| Compare the state of the working directory to the local repository (commited changes) | git diff HEAD or (git difftool HEAD) |
| Compare the state of the staging area to the local repository (commited changes) | git diff --staged or (git difftool --staged) |
| Compare a single file in the working directory against the staging area | git diff {path to file} |
| Compare a single file in the working directory against the local repo | git diff HEAD {path to file} or git difftool HEAD {path to file} |
| Compare a single file in the staging against the local repo | git diff --staged {path to file} or git difftool --staged {path to file} |
| Compare the latest commit to the one before it | git diff HEAD HEAD |
| Compare the local master branch to the remote origin branch | git diff master origin/master |