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# List Different Commits Between Two Branches

There are times when I want to get a sense of the difference between two branches. I don't want to look at the actual diff though, I just want to see what commits are on one and the other.

I can do just this by using the `git-log` command with a couple flags, most importantly the `--cherry-pick` flag.

To compare the `feature` branch against the `master` branch, I can run a command like the following:

```bash
$ git log --left-right --graph --cherry-pick --oneline feature...branch
```

This lists commits with the first line of their messages. It also includes either a `<` or `>` arrow at the front of each commit indicating whether the commit is on the left (`feature`) or right (`master`) branch, respectively.

Note: you can use more than branches in a command like this. Any two references will work. You can just use two SHAs for instance.

[source](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7566416/different-commits-between-two-branches)


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