See how much you've changed since your last commit. Diffstat adds a Line Changes view to the Source Control tab. It shows the lines added and removed in every changed file, with a green/red bar for the split.
Features
Line counts per file: +80 −12 for every changed file, in your theme's git colors.
Diffstat bars: each bar shows the share of added and removed lines. 80 added and 20 removed fills it 80% green and 20% red.
Totals: for each repository, in the view header (even when the view is collapsed) and in the status bar.
Current file: the counts for the file you're editing, on the right side of the status bar.
Click to diff: clicking a file opens the same diff as the built-in Changes list.
Live updates: the counts change as you edit, stage and commit.
New files: untracked files count as added lines. You can turn this off.
Staged and unstaged: optionally shown as two separate groups.
Multiple repositories: works with several repositories and multi-root workspaces.
Status bar
The status bar at the bottom of the window shows the total since your last commit, with +142 in green and −37 in red. It stays visible while the Source Control tab is closed.
Hover over it to see the total for each repository.
Click it to open the Line Changes view.
To hide it, set diffstat.statusBar.enabled to false.
On the right side, the status bar shows the counts for the file in the active editor, like +12 −3. It only appears when that file has changes. It counts saved changes, so it updates when you save.
Click it to open the file's diff.
To hide it, set diffstat.statusBar.currentFile to false.
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
diffstat.statusBar.enabled
true
Show the total in the status bar.
diffstat.statusBar.currentFile
true
Show the counts for the file you're editing in the status bar.
diffstat.includeUntracked
true
Count every line of untracked files as added.
diffstat.splitStagedChanges
false
Show staged and unstaged changes as separate groups. Totals still compare the working tree with the last commit.
How lines are counted
Diffstat compares your working tree, staged and unstaged, with the last commit, like git diff HEAD --numstat.
A modified line counts as one removed and one added line, the same as in git.
Binary files are listed without line counts.
Files ignored by .gitignore are not counted.
In a repository without commits, everything counts as added.
Requirements
VS Code 1.90 or newer, with the built-in Git extension enabled.
A trusted workspace. Diffstat runs git, so it stays off in Restricted Mode.
