git-cherry(1) ============= NAME ---- git-cherry - Find commits not merged upstream SYNOPSIS -------- 'git-cherry' [-v] [] [] DESCRIPTION ----------- The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and is compared against each commit between the fork-point and . Every commit that doesn't exist in the branch has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. The ones that have equivalent change already in the branch are prefixed with a minus (-) sign, and those that only exist in the branch are prefixed with a plus (+) symbol: __*__*__*__*__> / fork-point \__+__+__-__+__+__-__+__> If a has been given then the commits along the branch up to and including are not reported: __*__*__*__*__> / fork-point \__*__*____-__+__> 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 under a different commit id. For example, this will happen if you're feeding patches via email rather than pushing or pulling commits directly. OPTIONS ------- -v:: Verbose. :: Upstream branch to compare against. :: Working branch; defaults to HEAD. :: Do not report commits up to (and including) limit. Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano Documentation -------------- Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list . GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite