---
name: "hub-compare"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hub"
version: "2.14.2-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hub-compare"
---

# hub-compare(1)

Open a GitHub compare page in a web browser.

## NAME

hub-compare - Open a GitHub compare page in a web browser.

## SYNOPSIS

`hub compare` \[-uc\] \[-b *BASE*\]\
 `hub compare` \[-uc\] \[*OWNER*\] \[*BASE*...\]*HEAD*

## OPTIONS

- \-u, --url

  Print the URL instead of opening it.

- \-c, --copy

  Put the URL to clipboard instead of opening it.

- \-b, --base *BASE*

  Base branch to compare against in case no explicit arguments were given.

\[*BASE*...\]*HEAD*

Branch names, tag names, or commit SHAs specifying the range to compare. If a range with two dots (`A..B`) is given, it will be transformed into a range with three dots.

The *BASE* portion defaults to the default branch of the repository.

The *HEAD* argument defaults to the current branch. If the current branch is not pushed to a remote, the command will error.

*OWNER*

Optionally specify the owner of the repository for the compare page URL.

## EXAMPLES

```
$ hub compare
> open https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/compare/BRANCH
$ hub compare refactor
> open https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/compare/refactor
$ hub compare v1.0..v1.1
> open https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/compare/v1.0...v1.1
$ hub compare -u jingweno feature
https://github.com/jingweno/REPO/compare/feature
```

## SEE ALSO

[hub-browse(1)](/hub-browse/1.md), [hub(1)](/hub/1.md)