This is from "git help diff". It seems to imply that I should be able to do it.
It mentions nothing of the index.
git diff [--options] <commit> [--] [<path>...]
This form is to view the changes you have in your working
tree relative to the named <commit>. You can use HEAD to compare it
with the latest commit, or a branch name
to compare with the tip of a different branch.
On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 7:06 AM, Eric Frederich
> <eric.frederich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> # how can I compare a working directory to a commit without taking the
>> index into account?
>
> You don't.
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