git check-rebase - compare branches

[Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy]

Hi all!

I'd like to share my script for comparing branches, which is a bit like git 
range-diff and a bit like codyprime/git-scripts/git-backport-diff, and still 
provide a lot more options.

 - provide a table of summary, with changed/removed commits between two (or 
more) branches (like git backport-diff)
 - interactive comparison of pair-by-pair, where you compare the patches 
ignoring some hashes to make the difftool happier (like git range-diff. I'd say 
range-difftool, but it doesn't exist unfortunately)
 - parse meta information from commits and allow a separate file with meta 
information

I use it for

 - track changes between versions of my feature branches I send to the mailing 
list
 - check backporting
 - handle rebasing of big "downstream tail" to a new usptream release
 - [recent] check the "downstream tail" for status of "upstreaming" of 
downstream features

Actually, I use and develop the script for years, but never had time (and 
patience) to put it in some order and publish. Three months ago I finally 
published it at gitlab, but still didn't write a letter, postponing until some 
good pictures for documentation are prepared. Now I'm afraid it may never 
happen :)

Anyway, hope it may be useful (and any comments are welcome)

https://git-check-rebase.readthedocs.io
https://gitlab.com/vsementsov/git-check-rebase

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Best regards,
Vladimir