GIT-DELTA(1)

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💖 GIT-DELTA(1) 💖

okay bestie, this is a page from the Git Extras manual, and it's literally the cutest lil tool for peeping at what changed. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

git-delta — Lists changed files

no cap, that's the whole vibe. it lists changed files. that's it, that's the job 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

git-delta [<branch>] [<filter>]

two optional besties in the brackets: a <branch> and a <filter>. both chillin, both optional. ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so basically git-delta lists all the files that differ from a branch. like, every file that's not matching up. 🌈

and by default — meaning if you don't pass anything extra — it lists the files that have been added, copied, or modified compared to the configured default branch. so it's giving "hey, here's what's new and different" energy, no extra effort required from you. iconic. 👑

🍓 EXAMPLES 🍓

lists all modified and renamed files vs. main:

$ git delta main MR

here main is the <branch> and MR is the <filter> doing its thing — modified and renamed only, queen behavior. 💅

lists all deleted files vs. example:

$ git delta example D

same deal, except the branch is example and the filter is D, so you get just the deleted ones. rip to those files honestly 😭 but at least you can see them.

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

Written by Ivan Malopinsky <hello@imsky.co> — thank you for your service, king 🫡✨

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

found a bug?? not the vibe, but okay, take it here:

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

and that's the whole page, bestie. this one shipped as part of Git Extras, dated May 2026 — so go forth, list those changed files, and slay 💖🧚✨

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