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Command reference

oko diff

What changed between two revisions, per file and hunk, read from `git diff BASE..BRANCH`.

Invocation#

Command
oko diff BASE BRANCH [--in DIR] [--json]

Inputs and options#

  • BASE and BRANCH, any two git revisions; --in names the repository, the current directory when omitted.

Output and state effect#

  • Prints `# <n> file(s) changed in BASE..BRANCH` and one line per file with lines added, removed and hunk count; --json prints the files with their hunks.

Refusals and safe exits#

  • `oko diff BASE requires <id>` when BRANCH is missing (exit 2); `git diff <range> in <directory> could not start: <error>`; `git diff <range> in <directory> exited <status>: <stderr>`.

CLI reference#