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paste-and-compare

paste-and-compare

Akash Agarwal

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Paste text/code and compare it with the current file/selection
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Paste and Compare

A simple VSCode extension that allows you to paste clipboard content and compare it with the current file.

Features

Use the Paste and Compare command to paste the content of your clipboard into a new temporary file and compare it with the currently active file.

How to use

  1. Copy some text to your clipboard.
  2. Open a file in VSCode that you want to compare with the clipboard content.
  3. Use the key combination Cmd+K Cmd+V (Mac) or Ctrl+K Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux) to execute the Paste and Compare command.
  4. A new diff view will open, showing the differences between your current file and the pasted content.

Requirements

This extension requires Visual Studio Code version 1.60.0 or higher.

Known Issues

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Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial release of Paste and Compare

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