Git Diff View

Get a quick overview of changes before committing them.

Features

• Show all modified files
• Show the diff view for a file
• Stage/Unstage files
• Discard changes to a file
• Goto a file

Installation

Open the command palette and run Package Control: Install Package, then select GitDiffView.

Instructions

From the command palette select: Git Diff View: Toggle. Or toggle the git diff view with ctrl+shift+g(Linux) or alt+shift+g(Mac). The git diff view won't open if there are no git changes.

Inside the status view, the following keybindings are available:

  a - stage/unstage a file
  d - dismiss changes to a file
  g - go to a file

Type of modification will be shown in the git status, next to the file name. Here is a list of the types:

  "??" - Untracked
  " A" - Added
  "AM" - Added and Staged
  " M" - Modified
  "MM" - Modified and Staged
  " D" - Deleted
  " R" - Renamed
  " C" - Copied
  "UU" - Unmerged(Conflict)

Workflow Example

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NOTE: For other commands like git commit, git push, git pull, use a different plugin like Git or GitSavvy.