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From: Alexey Shumkin <alex.crezoff@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Q: "git diff" using tag names
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thanks )

> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Alexey Shumkin
> <alex.crezoff@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> >> Also it seems that both syntaxes work:
> >> git diff v0.4..v0.5
> >> git diff v0.4 v0.5
> > honestly, I do not know the difference (at the moment :))
> > may be gurus or manual will help to discover it
>=20
> As per the git-diff documentation, these two versions behave equally
> -- i.e. no differences.
>=20
> Comparing branches
> $ git diff topic master    <1>
> $ git diff topic..master   <2>
> $ git diff topic...master  <3>
> =E2=80=AA1.=E2=80=AC Changes between the tips of the topic and the ma=
ster branches.
> =E2=80=AA2.=E2=80=AC Same as above.
> =E2=80=AA3.=E2=80=AC Changes that occurred on the master branch since=
 when the topic
> branch was started off it.
>=20
> Cheers,
> Frans