Ok, so the basic anatomy of a GitHub compare link is:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/REF1...REF2where USER is the GH username or organization, REPO is the repository name and REF1, REF2 are repository references (typically branches, commit, and/or tags).
Well it also supports what the Git command line supports for references too (not sure how much coverage it has, but it support a fair bit). For example,
- Compare master to other-branch:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master...other-branch - Compare master^^ to master:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master%5E%5E...master - Compare my-branch~6 to my-branch:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/my-branch~6...my-branch - Compare master@{yesterday} to master:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master@%7Byesterday%7D...master - Compare master@{3.days.ago} to master:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master@%7B3.days.ago%7D...master - Compare master@{4.weeks.ago} to master:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master@%7B4.weeks.ago%7D...master - Compare last-release-tag to new-release-tag:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/last-release-tag...new-release-tag - Compare last-release-tag to master@%7B5.hours.ago%7D:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/last-release-tag...master@{5.hours.ago} - Compare commit 7c0a4169 to master:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/7c0a4169...master
You could already do this on your command line, but isn't it prettier?
Ok, I can tell you aren't very impressed so here you go:
https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master@%7Byesterday%7D...master.diffhttps://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master@%7Byesterday%7D...master.patchhttps://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master@%7Byesterday%7D...master.diff?w=1(ignore whitespace)https://github.com/USER/REPO/compare/master@%7Byesterday%7D...master.diff#L2R84(third file, line 84)
Linking to this stuff over IM has never been this great. And your manager will love it too.
Cheers!
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twitter: @SusanPotter
PS Feel free to donate whatever you would like, to a worthy cause of your liking instead of the beer (but I would welcome t-shirts of your awesome new startup any time;))