Is there a way to use the PR file filter to filter based on new versus changed files?

[jaredsinclair]

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The file filter lets me filter by file type, or opt-out of deleted files or viewed files. What I really, really, really need is a way to say:

• Hide all the new files.
• Hide all the changed files.

In short, I want this:

Does this feature exist someplace and I'm just not seeing it? I've tried both the current and the beta file viewer.

[Anmol-Baranwal]

through git

In Github, you can use the "git log" command to view the commit history of a repository. From there, you can filter the list of commits based on various criteria, such as the author, commit message, or date range.

To hide all new files, you can filter the commit history to only show commits that do not include any new files. You can do this using the "--diff-filter" option with the "git log" command:

git log --diff-filter=ACMRTUXB

This will show only commits that do not include any new files. The letters in the "--diff-filter" option correspond to various types of changes:

A: added files
C: copied files
M: modified files
R: renamed files
T: changed file types
U: unmerged changes
X: unknown changes
B: changes to the file's binary data
To hide all changed files, you can modify the "--diff-filter" option to exclude commits that include any modifications:

git log --diff-filter=ACRTUXB

This will show only commits that do not include any modifications.
Note that this will still include commits that add or delete files, as long as they don't modify any existing files.

[Anmol-Baranwal]

@jaredsinclair
I just wanted to check in and see if you had any further questions or concerns about my answer on Github. If you have no further doubts or if your doubts have been resolved, would you mind marking my answer as accepted?

It would be greatly appreciated and it will also help other users who might be looking for a solution to a similar issue.

[jaredsinclair]

Your answer doesn't seem to reflect that I'm asking about the file filter in PR reviews, not in the general purpose browser.

[Anmol-Baranwal]

Thank you for bringing that to my attention. It's possible that I may have misinterpreted the question.
You may check at docs.
Let others answer this, for a satisfactory response.

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