How to compare newest commit to oldest commit in gitk

Question

When I do gitk --follow <filename>, the left pane lists all the commits of the given filename.

If I click one of those commits, the bottom-left pane (just below the commit/branch/tag list), shows a diff between this selected commit and the previous one.

Is there a way to tell gitk to show a diff between this selected commit and the oldest commit? (i.e. the one at the bottom of the list)

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 15 '11 at 20:17

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Select the new commit, then right-click the old commit (without selecting it first) and choose "Diff this -> selected".

answered Jul 15 '11 at 20:17

nandhp

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Thanks +1. Is there a gitk manual or at least a short reference of these commands/operations somewhere? – WinWin Jul 15 '11 at 20:29
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This takes the cherry for non-intuitive UI. – zvezda Jul 30 '15 at 09:57

How to compare newest commit to oldest commit in gitk

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