Useful git commands

git_snippets

#The tools to compare branches:
	git diff b1..b2
	git log b1..b2
	git shortlog b1..b2
	# See files different in two branches
	git diff --name-status b1..b2

#Optimal git text width (based on http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html)
:set textwidth=72 # vim setting

# Shows history of your commits, where your branch pointers are and how your history has diverged
git log --oneline --decorate --graph --all