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Show differences between two branches

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git diff --stat main...feature/contact-form

Compares the branch with the common ancestor of both branches (three dots) and lists changed files with the number of added and removed lines. This shows exactly what a merge would bring in, without changes made on the target branch. Without --stat, the full diff is shown.

Note: With two dots (main..feature), the two branch tips are compared directly, so changes made only on the target branch appear as well.

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