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# VS Code CLI Tools Tools for integrating with VS Code, primarily for viewing diffs. ## Requirements VS Code must be installed with the `code` CLI available in PATH. ## Opening a Diff Compare two files side by side in VS Code: ```bash code -d <file1> <file2> ``` ## Git Diffs in VS Code ### Simple Approach (no config needed) Extract the old version to a temp file, then diff: ```bash # Compare with previous commit git show HEAD~1:path/to/file > /tmp/old && code -d /tmp/old path/to/file # Compare with specific commit git show abc123:path/to/file > /tmp/old && code -d /tmp/old path/to/file # Compare staged version with working tree git show :path/to/file > /tmp/staged && code -d /tmp/staged path/to/file ``` ### Gotchas - File must exist and have changes between the compared revisions - Use `git log --oneline -5 -- path/to/file` to verify file has history before diffing ## When to Use - Showing the user what changed in a file - Comparing two versions of code - Reviewing git changes visually