git diff between branches - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to show differences between branch1 and branch2.

Git

git diff [1] [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Abranch1...branch2

Bbranch1..branch2

Cbranch1 branch2

Dbranch1-branch2

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using dots or dashes between branch names instead of space.

Confusing the syntax with other git commands.

The correct syntax to compare two branches is git diff branch1 branch2.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to compare branchA with branchB using the three-dot syntax.

Git

git diff [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AbranchA branchB

BbranchA...branchB

CbranchA..branchB

DbranchA-branchB

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using two dots instead of three dots.

Using space instead of dots.

The three-dot syntax branchA...branchB shows differences from the merge base to branchB.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to compare branchX and branchY.

Git

git diff [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AbranchX branchY

BbranchX-branchY

CbranchX..branchY

DbranchX...branchY

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using dashes between branch names.

Using dots without understanding their meaning.

The correct way to compare two branches is to list them separated by space, like branchX branchY.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a command that shows differences between branch1 and branch2 with color output.

Git

git diff [1] [2] --color

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Abranch1

Bbranch2

C--word-diff

D--no-color

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Putting flags like --word-diff or --no-color as branch names.

Swapping branch names order.

The command compares branch1 and branch2 with color enabled by default or with --color.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a command that compares branchA and branchB, shows word differences.

Git

git diff [1] [2] [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AbranchA

BbranchB

C--word-diff

D-w

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up flags and branch names.

Using -w instead of --word-diff for word differences.

The command git diff branchA branchB --word-diff shows word-level differences between the branches.