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VS Code integration for viewing diffs and comparing files. Use when showing file differences to the user.
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| name | vscode |
| description | VS Code integration for viewing diffs and comparing files. Use when showing file differences to the user. |
Tools for integrating with VS Code, primarily for viewing diffs.
VS Code must be installed with the code CLI available in PATH.
Compare two files side by side in VS Code:
code -d <file1> <file2>
Extract the old version to a temp file, then diff:
# 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
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