How to compare different branches in Visual Studio Code

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How do I compare different branches in Visual Studio Code 1 9   Is it possible

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UPDATE  Now it s available   https   marketplace visualstudio com items itemName donjayamanne githistory  Until now it isn t supported  but you can follow the thread for it  GitHub

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2019 answer  Here is the step by step guide    Install the GitLens extension  GitLens The GitLens icon will show up in nav bar  Click on it    Click on compare   Select branches to compare   Now you can see the difference  You can select any file for which you want to see the diff for

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In the 11 0 0 version released in November 2020  GitLens views are now by default all placed under the source control tab in VSCode  including the Search  amp  Compare view which has the compare branches functionality   It can be changed back to the side bar layout in GitLens settings

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It s now possible by using the githistory extension   Here s a small trick though  You can compare the latest commits from each branch and that would be the same as comparing two branches side by side or creating a PR   Here s how to do that using githistory extension    Open githistory Pick the latest commit from your current branch by clicking on  Git Commit Icon   rarr   Usually it should be latest commit it the list   From the opened dropdown menu click on  Select this commit   Pick the latest commit from the branch you want to compare to by clicking  Git Commit Icon   As a result  the dropdown should appear with a few options  rarr  Select the last option that says  Compare with SHA  and you ll see the diff

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Update  As of November  2020  Gitlens appears within VSCode s builtin Source Control Panel I would recommend to use  Git Lens

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If you just want to view the changes to a particular file between the working copy and a particular commit using GitLens  the currently accepted answer can make it difficult to find the file you re interested in if many files have changed between the versions  Instead  go to the file explorer in the side bar and right click on the file  go to Open Changes  gt  Open Changes with Revision     or Open Changes with Branch or Tag

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Use the Git History Diff plugin for easy side-by-side branch diffing   https   marketplace visualstudio com items itemName huizhou githd  Visit the link above and scroll down to the animated GIF image titled Diff Branch  You ll see you can easily pick any branch and do side-by-side comparison with the branch you are on  It is like getting a preview of what you will see in the GitHub Pull Request  For other Git stuff I prefer Visual Studio Code s built-in functionality or Git Lens as others have mentioned   However  the above plugin is outstanding for doing branch diffing  i e   for those doing a rebase Git flow and need to preview before a force push up to a GitHub PR

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