I-Rebase is a Visual Studio Code extension that provides an interactive editor for Git rebase operations. The extension allows users to visually reorder, edit, and manage Git commits during an interactive rebase session.
Features
Interactive Git rebase editor with drag-and-drop functionality
Visual representation of commits with branches and tags
Ability to change commit order via drag-and-drop or arrow buttons
Support for common rebase commands (pick, reword, edit, squash, fixup, drop)
Integration with VS Code's SCM view
Conflict detection and visualization
Commit splitting functionality
Undo/redo capabilities
Search functionality
Keyboard shortcuts support. Arrow keys to navigate, Ctrl+Left/Ctrl-Right to switch action.
Main window
Split dialog
How to Use
Open a Git repository in VS Code.
Init a rebase session by manual git rebase -i or by button on SCM toolbar with macro 50 last commits / or N last commits.
Drag and drop commits to reorder them, or use the command buttons to modify their actions (Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right with keyboard).
You may inline edit commit message for "Reword" action.
You may split commits with multiple files into smaller commits. Set "Edit" action for commit and press on scissors button near commit message.
Before applying changes you can check for probable conflicts with "Check conflicts" button on toolbar.
To find commits modifying same files select commit and click "Intersections" button on toolbar - main and dependant commits will be highlighted.
You may undo / redo operations.
Save your changes and close window to continue rebase process.
Settings
The I-Rebase extension provides the following settings:
irebase.reverseOrder: Show commit list in reverse order (newer higher). Default is false.
irebase.actionViewKind: View kind of commit actions set. Available options are buttons (set of buttons) and dropdown (dropdown list). Default is buttons.
Requirements
Git must be installed and accessible from the command line
VS Code version 1.93.0 or higher
Set VS Code as the Default Rebase Editor
To make VS Code the editor that pops up whenever you run git rebase -i in your terminal, run this command:
