`git nested diff`

Show a nested repository’s local changes against upstream.

git nested diff [<options>] [<subdir>]
git nested diff --all

What it does

diff fetches upstream first. Then it compares the committed content of <subdir> with the newest upstream commit, and prints the result as a normal git diff.

Lines with - are in your copy only.
Lines with + are in upstream only.

So the diff shows your local changes and the upstream changes you have not pulled yet. .gitnested files are left out. With filter, exclude or path, only the nested part of upstream is compared.

It reads only. Other changes in your working tree do not block it. If <subdir> has uncommitted changes, diff warns and ignores them.

Arguments

Argument	Meaning
`<subdir>`	the nested repository. Can be left out inside it

Options

Option	Meaning
`-a`, `--all`	diff all nested repositories
`-b`, `--branch <branch>`	compare with this upstream branch
`-r`, `--remote <remote>`	compare with this upstream

Examples

git nested diff ext/lib
git nested diff --all
git nested diff -b develop ext/lib
git nested diff ext/lib > lib.patch

With no difference it prints “no differences from …”. A nested repository without a remote is skipped.

See also

status