How to get patch or diff file - Git comparison between branches

Question

I need to get the patch/diff between the development and my feature branch.

How can I get this using git command.

Please consider the branch names be development and test. I need to get the differences from test and development branch.

Edit:

I have followed the steps provided in the below question: Comparing two branches in Git?

The differences are shown in the git terminal only.

How can I save the differences into a patch or diff file?

Possible duplicate of [Comparing two branches in Git?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9834689/comparing-two-branches-in-git) — Yogesh_D, Mar 09 '17 at 12:36
@Yogesh_D I have edited my question and I need to get the patch file — Venkat, Mar 09 '17 at 13:04

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '17 at 13:08

8

try

git diff development..test > patch_name.patch

this will create the patch. apply the patch wherever you want.

answered Mar 09 '17 at 13:08

Saurabh Mishra

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 09 '17 at 14:07

You can also create a patch file using : git format-patch master..dev --stdout > patch.patch

This creates patches in email format that I find a little bit more readable. Also note that the above command creates a single file for all patches.

These files can be applies to the repo using git am

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