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Add section about comparing changes to the git bootcamp #795

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Document git diff tricks
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Mention .gitattributes and add links to git docs
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Expand Up @@ -240,6 +240,32 @@ Commit the files:

git commit -m "<message>"

.. _diff-changes:

Comparing Changes
-----------------

View all non-commited changes::

git diff

Compare to the ``main`` branch::

git diff main

Exclude generated files from diff using an ``attr``
`pathspec <https://git-scm.com/docs/gitglossary#def_pathspec>`_ (note the
single quotes)::

git diff main ':(attr:!generated)'

Exclude generated files from diff by default::

git config diff.generated.binary true

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The ``generated`` `attribute <https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes>`_ is
defined in :file:`.gitattributes`, found in the repository root.

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