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@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@ To view all commits on a repo by author add `?author=username` to the URL.
https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master?author=dhh
```
## Empty Commits
Commits can be pushed with no code changes by adding `--allow-empty`
```bash
$ git commit -m "Big-ass commit" --allow-empty
```
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## Comparing Branches
In GitHub to compare branches, the URL will look something like this:
@@ -124,9 +134,10 @@ e.g.:
https://github.com/rails/rails/compare/master...4-1-stable
```
`{range}` is smart and can be changed to things like:
`{range}` can be changed to things like:
```
https://github.com/rails/rails/compare/master@{1.day.ago}...master
https://github.com/rails/rails/compare/master@{2014-10-04}...master
```
which allows you to see the difference on the master branch up to one day ago.