NAME
----
-git-cherry - Some git command not yet documented.
-
+git-cherry - Find commits not merged upstream
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-cherry' [ --option ] <args>...
+'git cherry' [-v] <upstream> [<head>] [<limit>]
DESCRIPTION
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-Does something not yet documented.
+The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and <head>
+is compared against each commit between the fork-point and <upstream>.
+The commits are compared with their 'patch id', obtained from
+the 'git-patch-id' program.
+
+Every commit that doesn't exist in the <upstream> branch
+has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. The ones that have
+equivalent change already
+in the <upstream> branch are prefixed with a minus (-) sign, and those
+that only exist in the <head> branch are prefixed with a plus (+) symbol:
+
+ __*__*__*__*__> <upstream>
+ /
+ fork-point
+ \__+__+__-__+__+__-__+__> <head>
+
+
+If a <limit> has been given then the commits along the <head> branch up
+to and including <limit> are not reported:
+
+ __*__*__*__*__> <upstream>
+ /
+ fork-point
+ \__*__*__<limit>__-__+__> <head>
+
+
+Because 'git-cherry' compares the changeset rather than the commit id
+(sha1), you can use 'git-cherry' to find out if a commit you made locally
+has been applied <upstream> under a different commit id. For example,
+this will happen if you're feeding patches <upstream> via email rather
+than pushing or pulling commits directly.
OPTIONS
-------
---option::
- Some option not yet documented.
+-v::
+ Verbose.
+
+<upstream>::
+ Upstream branch to compare against.
-<args>...::
- Some argument not yet documented.
+<head>::
+ Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
+<limit>::
+ Do not report commits up to (and including) limit.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-patch-id[1]
Author
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-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Documentation
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GIT
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-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite