GIT - How to list only newly added files between two branches

Question

how can I list newly created(added) files between two branches? I can list all files that have been changed with:

git diff --color --name-only branch1..branch2

But that also contains files, that just changed their content, not necessarily new files. Is there some git command for this, or do I have to checkout each branch and compare the files, e.g. with bash? Thanks.

Filip

Answer 1

Just replace --name-only with --name-status. This way git will show if the file is added, deleted or just modified.

If you are only interested in the new (=added) files you can simply grep for ^A:

git diff --name-status branch1..branch2 | grep ^A

Answer 2

You can use --diff-filter option of git diff:

git diff --color --name-only --diff-filter=A branch1 branch2

Answer 3

Use this command to check for new tracked/added files

git diff --color --name-status staging | grep ^A