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| GH-PR-DIFF(1) | GitHub CLI manual | GH-PR-DIFF(1) |
NAME¶
gh-pr-diff - View changes in a pull request
SYNOPSIS¶
gh pr diff [<number> | <url> | <branch>] [flags]
DESCRIPTION¶
View changes in a pull request.
Without an argument, the pull request that belongs to the current branch is selected.
With --web flag, open the pull request diff in a web browser instead.
Use --exclude to filter out files matching a glob pattern. The pattern uses forward slashes as path separators on all platforms. You can repeat the flag to exclude multiple patterns.
OPTIONS¶
- --color <string> (default "auto")
- Use color in diff output: {always|never|auto}
- -e, --exclude <patterns>
- Exclude files matching glob patterns from the diff
- --name-only
- Display only names of changed files
- --patch
- Display diff in patch format
- -w, --web
- Open the pull request diff in the browser
OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS¶
- -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
- Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format
EXIT CODES¶
0: Successful execution
1: Error
2: Command canceled
4: Authentication required
NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.
EXAMPLE¶
# See diff for current branch $ gh pr diff # See diff for a specific PR $ gh pr diff 123 # Exclude files from diff output $ gh pr diff --exclude '*.yml' --exclude 'generated/*' # Exclude matching files by name $ gh pr diff --name-only --exclude '*.generated.*'
SEE ALSO¶
| Mar 2026 | GitHub CLI v2.89.0 |