.TH "hub-compare" "1" "18 Oct 2023" "hub version 2.14.2" "hub manual"
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.SH "NAME"
hub\-compare \- Open a GitHub compare page in a web browser.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fB\fChub compare\fR [\-uc] [\-b \fIBASE\fP]
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\fB\fChub compare\fR [\-uc] [\fIOWNER\fP] [\fIBASE\fP...]\fIHEAD\fP
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\-u, \-\-url
.RS 4
Print the URL instead of opening it.
.RE
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\-c, \-\-copy
.RS 4
Put the URL to clipboard instead of opening it.
.RE
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\-b, \-\-base \fIBASE\fP
.RS 4
Base branch to compare against in case no explicit arguments were given.
.RE
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[\fIBASE\fP...]\fIHEAD\fP
.RS 4
Branch names, tag names, or commit SHAs specifying the range to compare.
If a range with two dots (\fB\fCA..B\fR) is given, it will be transformed into a
range with three dots.
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The \fIBASE\fP portion defaults to the default branch of the repository.
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The \fIHEAD\fP argument defaults to the current branch. If the current branch
is not pushed to a remote, the command will error.
.RE
.PP
\fIOWNER\fP
.RS 4
Optionally specify the owner of the repository for the compare page URL.
.RE
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
.RS 4
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$ hub compare
> open https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/compare/BRANCH

$ hub compare refactor
> open https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/compare/refactor

$ hub compare v1.0..v1.1
> open https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/compare/v1.0...v1.1

$ hub compare \-u jingweno feature
https://github.com/jingweno/REPO/compare/feature
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.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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hub\-browse(1), hub(1)