git-cherry:tldr:ac57d

The command git cherry -v is used to display the commits that are present in one branch but missing in another branch. It provides a list of commits that have been applied to the source branch but not merged to the destination branch.

The -v option stands for "verbose" and it includes additional information in the output. When used with git cherry, it displays the commit ID, commit message, and the specific line(s) of code that introduced the change.

Here's an example of how the git cherry -v command can be used:

1. Suppose you have two branches: master and feature.
2. You want to see the commits that have been applied to the feature branch but are not present in the master branch.
3. Run git cherry -v master feature.
   • This command compares the master branch with the feature branch.
   • It provides a list of commits that have been applied to feature but not merged into master.
   • The verbose option (-v) includes additional information about each commit, such as the commit ID, commit message, and the specific line(s) of code that introduced the change.
4. The output will show a list of commits along with their associated information, making it easier to identify the differences between the branches.