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+git-cherry(1)
+=============
+
+NAME
+----
+git-cherry - Find commits not merged upstream
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+'git cherry' [-v] <upstream> [<head>] [<limit>]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and <head>
+is compared against each commit between the fork-point and <upstream>.
+The commits are compared with their 'patch id', obtained from
+the 'git-patch-id' program.
+
+Every commit that doesn't exist in the <upstream> branch
+has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol.  The ones that have
+equivalent change already
+in the <upstream> branch are prefixed with a minus (-) sign, and those
+that only exist in the <head> branch are prefixed with a plus (+) symbol:
+
+               __*__*__*__*__> <upstream>
+              /
+    fork-point
+              \__+__+__-__+__+__-__+__> <head>
+
+
+If a <limit> has been given then the commits along the <head> branch up
+to and including <limit> are not reported:
+
+               __*__*__*__*__> <upstream>
+              /
+    fork-point
+              \__*__*__<limit>__-__+__> <head>
+
+
+Because 'git-cherry' compares the changeset rather than the commit id
+(sha1), you can use 'git-cherry' to find out if a commit you made locally
+has been applied <upstream> under a different commit id.  For example,
+this will happen if you're feeding patches <upstream> via email rather
+than pushing or pulling commits directly.
+
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-v::
+	Verbose.
+
+<upstream>::
+	Upstream branch to compare against.
+
+<head>::
+	Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
+
+<limit>::
+	Do not report commits up to (and including) limit.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-patch-id[1]
+
+Author
+------
+Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
+
+Documentation
+--------------
+Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite