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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T07:37:36+00:00 2026-05-13T07:37:36+00:00

git diff –quiet returns exit code as documented. git log –quiet behaves exactly as

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git diff --quiet returns exit code as documented.

git log --quiet behaves exactly as without quiet.

Did I miss something from the docs:

--quiet 
    Disable all output of the program. Implies --exit-code.

git 1.6.0

This is supposed to be used in a script to compare mybranch with origin/mybranch, to know should I push it or not.

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    2026-05-13T07:37:37+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 7:37 am
    git rev-list -1 origin/master..master | wc -l
    

    from the link suggested in the comments seems to be the best answer here

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