How do I compare repos from different projects through github?
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Solution
On GitHub it's not possible to compare two unrelated repos.
On your computer you can:
- Go to the working directory of your local repo
- Add a remote for the other repo and fetch it
- Compare using `git diff`
For example:
cd /path/to/repo
git remote add other URL_TO_OTHER
git fetch other
git diff other/branchname
git diff ..other/branchname # diff in the other direction
Problem
Git novice here, how do I compare two completely separate repos (no forks / branches between them) using github? If this is not possible, how do I compare the two repos?