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### Compare all Branches to Another Branch
If you go to (click the branches link next to commits):
If you go to the repo's [Branches](https://github.com/tiimgreen/github-cheat-sheet/branches) page, next to the Commits button:
```
https://github.com/{user}/{repo}/branches
```
You would see a list of all branches which are not merged into the main branch (e.g. `master`).
... you would see a list of all branches which are not merged into the main branch.
You could go to the compare page or delete a branch with a click of a button.
From here you can access the compare page or delete a branch with a click of a button.
![Compare branches not merged into master in jquery/jquery repo - https://github.com/jquery/jquery/branches](http://i.imgur.com/gKWPe8a.png)
However often you need to compare branches to a branch other than `master` (e.g. `development`). Just append the name of the branch to the URL like so:
However, often you need to compare branches to a branch other than `master` (e.g. `development`). To do this, append the URL with the name of the branch like so:
```
https://github.com/{user}/{repo}/branches/{branch}
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![Compare branches not merged into `1.x-master` in jquery/jquery repo - https://github.com/jquery/jquery/branches/1.x-master](http://i.imgur.com/jpc6Urb.png)
If you want to see the merged branches you need to append `?merged=1` to the URL. There is a link of that on top.
To see the merged branches, append `?merged=1` to the URL.
![Compare branches merged in to `1.x-master` in jquery/jquery repo - https://github.com/jquery/jquery/branches/1.x-master?merged=1](http://i.imgur.com/KmYyCVh.png)
This view is very nice if you want to find out which branches to delete (and delete them right from the page) right on GitHub.com.
This view allows you to delete branches easily from the page, without using the command-line.
### Comparing Branches
To use GitHub to compare branches, change the URL to look like this: