Git Diff View

Get a quick overview of changes before committing them.

Features

• Show modified files (AKA "Status View")
• View diff for a file. (AKA "Diff View")
• Stage/Unstage files/hunks
• Discard changes to files/hunks
• Goto a file

Getting Started

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

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

Keybindings in Status View (the right view)

• a / space - stage/unstage file
• d / backspace - dismiss file changes
• g - open file

Keybindings in Diff View (the left view)

• a / space - stage/unstage hunk
• d / backspace - dismiss hunk change

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.