# Comparision of commits

**URL:** <https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 28, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272 "2025-02-28T10:21:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![19aklopf84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/bc8723/32.png) [@19aklopf84](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/19aklopf84)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272/1 "2025-02-28T10:21:39Z")

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can i compare two commits with pijul and show the changes with a comparision tool like beyond compare for example?

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**Author:** ![tankf33der](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.pijul.org/tankf33der/32/289_2.png) [@tankf33der](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tankf33der)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272/2 "2025-02-28T11:42:31Z")

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No, You can not. Why you ever need this?

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**Author:** ![19aklopf84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/bc8723/32.png) [@19aklopf84](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/19aklopf84)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272/3 "2025-02-28T11:57:30Z")

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How else i can see later changes i made earlyer?

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**Author:** ![tankf33der](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.pijul.org/tankf33der/32/289_2.png) [@tankf33der](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tankf33der)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272/4 "2025-02-28T12:10:38Z")

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Try this command

pijul change --help

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**Author:** ![pmeunier](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.pijul.org/pmeunier/32/4_2.png) [@pmeunier](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/pmeunier)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272/5 "2025-02-28T12:12:24Z")

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Indeed Pijul is primarily patch-based (i.e. no commits/snapshots), even though I’m trying to add a clearer notion of state at the moment. What you’re asking for is just to see patches. The good news is, that’s exactly what Pijul is about!

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**Author:** ![joyously](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.pijul.org/joyously/32/266_2.png) [@joyously](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/joyously)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/comparision-of-commits/1272/6 "2025-02-28T16:07:21Z")

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I raised this issue because I wanted to do the same thing:  
[pijul/pijul - Discussion #833 - missing command to show a file at a certain state](https://nest.pijul.com/pijul/pijul/discussions/833)

and a partial solution came a little later:  
[pijul/pijul - Discussion #872 - Any plan to support unified diff ouput ?](https://nest.pijul.com/pijul/pijul/discussions/872)