SYNOPSIS
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-'git-cherry' [-v] <upstream> [<head>] [<limit>]
+'git cherry' [-v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]]
DESCRIPTION
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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 linkgit:git-patch-id[1]
-program.
+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
\__*__*__<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
+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.
<upstream>::
Upstream branch to compare against.
+ Defaults to the first tracked remote branch, if available.
<head>::
Working branch; defaults to HEAD.