What is the "base" of a git diff?
What is the "base" of a git diff?
1 answer
by
tressie.damore ,
3 months ago
@darion
The "base" of a git diff refers to the common ancestor commit of the two branches or commits being compared. When viewing a diff between two branches or commits, the base shows the state of the code before any changes were made in either branch. This can help track the differences and conflicts between the changes made in the two branches.