Filter git diff by type of change

Question

Is there a way to limit git diff to changed files?

I\'d like to see the differences between two commits, but exclude paths that don\'t exist in one or t

Answer 1

You are looking for --diff-filter=M to show only files *M*odified between the two branches.

From man git-diff

--diff-filter=[ACDMRTUXB*]

Select only files that are

• A Added
• C Copied
• D Deleted
• M Modified
• R Renamed
• T have their type (mode) changed
• U Unmerged
• X Unknown
• B have had their pairing Broken
• * All-or-none

Any combination of the filter characters may be used.

When * (All-or-none) is added to the combination, all paths are selected if there is any file that matches other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file that matches other criteria, nothing is selected.