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In github, is it possible to show the diff of a single file between two commits?

One can readily diff two commits, and it is possible to link to the anchor for a specific file in those two commits, but all files are included in that view. For example, https://github.com/adamginsburg/APEX_CMZ_H2CO/compare/a94a962db51e0f4e73ec3ba4170a0ca8269548da...adamginsburg:master#diff-22

I would like a similar view, but without the other files.

(I know how to do this on the command line with git, but I want to share this link with collaborators, so the command line approach is not relevant for this question)

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  • possible duplicate of How can I generate a diff for a single file between two branches in github Commented Aug 25, 2015 at 15:38
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    1 year later I'm trying to do the same... guess still can't be done using github... sad thing Commented Oct 26, 2016 at 23:00
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    I think this is not a duplicate. comparing files across branches is different than selecting endpoints in history in a single branch for one file. Commented Sep 21, 2017 at 12:45

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I think your question can be consider a duplicate of this one :

How can I generate a diff for a single file between two branches in github

Unfortunately, the accepted answer doens't answer your expected behavior.

I really tried to exclude the other files without success, and since there not seems to have other means to filter it out but html anchor pointer, I guess what you already have is what best available with Github to pin point the change you want to talk about with your peers.

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