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View diffs and compare files in VS Code.

Software Engineering#code-review#VS Code#diffs#git-diff#code CLI#file-compare
Authorbadlogic
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill enables developers to view and compare code differences directly inside Visual Studio Code, streamlining code review and change verification.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • View and compare file differences using VS Code's diff view via the code CLI
  • Git diff scenarios: compare HEAD vs previous commit, specific commits, or staged vs working tree
  • Ideal for code reviews, debugging, and PR validation to quickly understand changes

Quick Start

Open two files side-by-side by invoking the VS Code CLI diff: code -d <path/to/file1> <path/to/file2>

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Download link: https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/archive/main.zip#vscode

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