Specify the paths explicitly: 

`git diff HEAD:full/path/to/foo full/path/to/bar`

Check out the `--find-renames` option in the `git-diff` [docs](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-diff.html).

Credit: [twaggs](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8131135/git-how-to-diff-two-different-files-in-different-branches).


I believe using `--no-index` is what you&#39;re looking for:

```shell
git diff [&lt;options&gt;] --no-index [--] &lt;path&gt; &lt;path&gt;
```

as mentioned in the git manual:

&gt; This form is to compare the given two paths on the filesystem. You can
&gt; **omit** the `--no-index` option when running the command in a working tree
&gt; controlled by Git and **at least one of the paths points outside** the
&gt; working tree, or when **running the command outside** a working tree
&gt; controlled by Git.



If you are using tortoise git you can right-click on a file and git a diff by:
Right-clicking on the first file and through the tortoisegit submenu select &quot;Diff later&quot;
Then on the second file you can also right-click on this, go to the tortoisegit submenu and then select &quot;Diff with yourfilenamehere.txt&quot;

How I can call function defined under controller from any place of web page (outside of controller component)?

It works perfectly when I press &quot;get&quot; button. But I need to call it from outside of div controller. The logic is: by default my div is hidden. Somewhere in navigation menu I press a button and it should show() my div and execute &quot;get&quot; function. How I can achieve this?

My web page is:

    &lt;div ng-controller=&quot;MyController&quot;&gt;
      &lt;input type=&quot;text&quot; ng-model=&quot;data.firstname&quot; required&gt;
      &lt;input type=&#39;text&#39; ng-model=&quot;data.lastname&quot; required&gt;

      &lt;form ng-submit=&quot;update()&quot;&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;update&quot;&gt;&lt;/form&gt;
      &lt;form ng-submit=&quot;get()&quot;&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;get&quot;&gt;&lt;/form&gt;
    &lt;/div&gt;
My js:

 

       function MyController($scope) {
          // default data and structure
          $scope.data = {
            &quot;firstname&quot; : &quot;Nicolas&quot;,
            &quot;lastname&quot; : &quot;Cage&quot;
          };
    
          $scope.get = function() {
            $.ajax({
               url: &quot;/php/get_data.php?&quot;,
               type: &quot;POST&quot;,
               timeout: 10000, // 10 seconds for getting result, otherwise error.
               error:function() { alert(&quot;Temporary error. Please try again...&quot;);},
               complete: function(){ $.unblockUI();},
               beforeSend: function(){ $.blockUI()},
               success: function(data){
                json_answer = eval(&#39;(&#39; + data + &#39;)&#39;);
                if (json_answer){
                    $scope.$apply(function () {
                      $scope.data = json_answer;
    	        });
                }
            }
        });
      };
    
      $scope.update = function() {
        $.ajax({
            url: &quot;/php/update_data.php?&quot;,
            type: &quot;POST&quot;,
            data: $scope.data,
            timeout: 10000, // 10 seconds for getting result, otherwise error.
            error:function() { alert(&quot;Temporary error. Please try again...&quot;);},
            complete: function(){ $.unblockUI();},
            beforeSend: function(){ $.blockUI()},
            success: function(data){ }
          });
        };
       }

AngularJS. How to call controller function from outside of controller component

I&#39;m trying to create and use a custom package in Go. It&#39;s probably something very obvious but I cannot find much information about this. Basically, I have these two files in the same folder:

**mylib.go**

    package mylib
    
    type SomeType struct {
    	
    }

**main.go**

    package main
    
    import (
    	&quot;mylib&quot;
    )
    
    func main() {
    	
    }

When I try to `go run main.go`, I get this error:

    main.go:4:2: import &quot;mylib&quot;: cannot find package

I&#39;ve tried to run `go build mylib.go` first but it doesn&#39;t seem to be doing anything (no file generated, no error message). So any idea how I could do this?

How to use custom packages

In `HEAD` (the latest commit), I have a file named `foo`. In my current working tree, I renamed it to `bar`, and also edited it.

I want to `git diff` `foo` in `HEAD`, and `bar` in my current working tree.

git diff between two different files

<p>In <code>HEAD</code> (the latest commit), I have a file named <code>foo</code>. In my current working tree, I renamed it to <code>bar</code>, and also edited it.</p>
<p>I want to <code>git diff</code> <code>foo</code> in <code>HEAD</code>, and <code>bar</code> in my current working tree.</p>


So, updating all my submodules is done by running

    git submodule foreach &#39;git pull origin master&#39;

How do I update a **specific submodule**, located in say `bundle/syntastic`, without updating any other submodules?


How to only update specific git submodules?

What files should be in my `.gitignore` for an Android Studio project?

I&#39;ve seen several examples that all include `.iml` but IntelliJ docs say that `.iml` must be included in your source control.

What should be in my .gitignore for an Android Studio project?

I&#39;ve opened a pull request to a project. The maintainer has decided to accept it, but told me to modify some contents. 

How can I do it? Whether I should keep the commit hash unchanged, how can I do it?

How to modify GitHub pull request?

I&#39;m trying to view changes for a single file that is unstaged.

First I use `git status` to view all the unstaged changes then for example:  

    git diff AndroidManifest.xml

But I get this output:

    diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml  
    old mode 100755  
    new mode 100644

What does that mean and how can I view changes for specific file?

What does it mean when Git diff shows mode changes?

I&#39;m referring to the shell that comes with GitHub for Windows, and Git Bash (which has a stand alone installer).

What is the difference between Git Bash and the GitHub for Windows shell?

I&#39;m trying to find the files existing in one directory but not in the other, I tried to use this command:

    diff -q dir1 dir2

The problem with the above command that it finds both the files in `dir1` but not in `dir2` as well as the files in `dir2` but not in `dir1`, 

I am trying to find the files in `dir1` but not in `dir2` only.

Here&#39;s a small sample of what my data looks like

    dir1    dir2    dir3
    1.txt   1.txt   1.txt
    2.txt   3.txt   3.txt
    5.txt   4.txt   5.txt
    6.txt   7.txt   8.txt

Another question on my mind is how can I find the files in `dir1` but not in `dir2` or `dir3` in a single command?

Find the files existing in one directory but not in the other

How can I plot the results of a unix diff command side-to-side instead of one difference after the other? See below for an example:    

        diff /tmp/test1  /tmp/test2
    1,4c1,2
    &lt; asfdsadf
    &lt; asdfsad
    &lt; fsaf
    &lt; fdsadf
    ---
    &gt; asdfsafdsf
    &gt; saf
    6,8d3
    &lt; sadf
    &lt; asdf
    &lt; sadf
    10d4
    &lt; fasd
    12,13c6,14
    &lt; sadfa
    &lt; fd
    ---
    &gt; sadf
    &gt; sadf
    &gt; sadf
    &gt; sadf
    &gt; sadf
    &gt; sadf
    &gt; sadf
    &gt; sadf
    &gt; safa

I would like to have something like:

    diff /tmp/test1  /tmp/test2
    1,4c1,2
    &lt; asfdsadf       &gt; asdfsafdsf
    &lt; asdfsad	     &gt; saf       
    &lt; fsaf
    &lt; fdsadf
    ---
    6,8d3
    &lt; sadf
    &lt; asdf
    &lt; sadf
    10d4
    &lt; fasd
    12,13c6,14
    &lt; sadfa               &gt; sadf
    &lt; fd	          &gt; sadf
    ---		          &gt; sadf
		          &gt; sadf
		          &gt; sadf
		          &gt; sadf
		          &gt; sadf
		          &gt; sadf
		          &gt; safa


unix diff side-to-side results?

There are many SO questions that show how to view the output of a `git diff` command in a diff viewer like meld using `git difftool` or otherwise.  I am not asking about `git diff` though.

I want to see the output of `git show &lt;previous commit sha1&gt;` in a diff viewer like meld. How can I do this?

How can I view the output of `git show` in a diff viewer like meld, kdiff3, etc

When I do `git diff COMMIT` I see the changes between that commit and HEAD (as far as I know), but I would like to see the changes that were made by that single commit.

I haven&#39;t found any obvious options on `diff` / `log` that will give me that output.


How can I see the changes in a Git commit?

I&#39;d like to store a lot of words in a list. Many of these words are very similar. For example I have word `afrykanerskojęzyczny` and many of words like `afrykanerskojęzycznym`, `afrykanerskojęzyczni`, `nieafrykanerskojęzyczni`. What is the effective (fast and giving small diff size) solution to find difference between two strings and restore second string from the first one and diff?

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