Git log --stat summary of branch

Question

I would like to show how many changes (insertions+deletions) I made on a feature branch. Is there a way to get a summary of the git log --stat output for the changes between 2 commits (branch root / tip).

Thanks.

Note: in addition of `git --stat`, you might be interested in the Git 2.17 (Q2 2018) feature `git --compact-summary`: see [my answer here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/49330686/6309). — VonC, Mar 16 '18 at 23:11

score 23 · Accepted Answer · edited May 31 '22 at 18:16

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for a feature branch you want to use

git diff --stat dev..feature

this relies on not doing back merges. See my post here: http://dymitruk.com/blog/2012/02/05/branch-per-feature/

--stat can take parameters. This is useful if you have a wider terminal. You can do --stat=200 to say that your display can accommodate 200 columns.

If you want to use this in a script, use --numstat instead. It will not truncate paths.

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answered Nov 01 '12 at 17:56

Adam Dymitruk

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Awesome! Why did I try everything but git-diff? ;) Thanks. – opatut Nov 01 '12 at 22:34
This includes changes made by everyone; and `--author=` does not seem to filter the results. – Jeffrey Aguilera Feb 04 '17 at 01:59

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 01 '12 at 17:25

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use git diff

git diff --stat <branch root> HEAD

answered Nov 01 '12 at 17:25

interskh

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Git log --stat summary of branch

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