git_diff: Git Diff

In gert: Simple Git Client for R

Git Diff

Description

View changes in a commit or in the current working directory.

• git_diff() returns a data frame with information about a commit patch.

• git_diff_patch() is shortcode for git_diff()$patch.

Usage

git_diff(ref = NULL, repo = ".")

git_diff_patch(ref = NULL, repo = ".")

Arguments

ref	a reference such as "HEAD", or a commit id, or NULL to the diff the working directory against the repository index.
repo	The path to the git repository. If the directory is not a repository, parent directories are considered (see git_find()). To disable this search, provide the filepath protected with I(). When using this parameter, always explicitly call by name (i.e. ⁠repo = ⁠) because future versions of gert may have additional parameters.

Value

• git_diff() returns a data frame.

• git_diff_patch() returns a character vector.

Related libgit2 documentation

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See Also

Other git: git_archive, git_branch(), git_commit(), git_config(), git_fetch(), git_history, git_ignore, git_merge(), git_rebase(), git_remote, git_repo, git_reset(), git_restore(), git_revert(), git_signature(), git_stash, git_tag, git_worktree

gert documentation built on July 22, 2026, 5:07 p.m.