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Simple Merge View

Simple Merge View

Rico Wilcke

| (0) | Free
A clean, intuitive 3-pane Git merge conflict editor with line-by-line selection.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Simple Merge View

A VS Code extension for resolving Git merge conflicts in a three-pane editor: current changes, incoming changes, and an editable result.

Screenshot Simple Merge View

Features

  • Select individual lines or accept entire conflict blocks from either side.
  • Combine both sides in either order.
  • View word-level differences and preview the result as you make selections.
  • Edit the result manually and navigate between conflicts.

Usage

  1. Open a file containing Git conflict markers.
  2. Run Open Simple Merge View from the Command Palette, or use the conflict CodeLens, status bar entry, or editor title button.
  3. Select the changes to keep, review the result, and choose Save & Resolve.
Shortcut Action
Cmd+Alt+M / Ctrl+Alt+M Open the merge editor
Alt+[ or Alt+P Previous conflict
Alt+] or Alt+N Next conflict
Cmd+S / Ctrl+S Save and resolve

Development

Requires Node.js, npm, and VS Code 1.85 or later.

npm install
npm run build
npm test

Open the repository in VS Code and press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host. Use examples/sample-conflict.ts to try the editor. Run npm run watch to rebuild on changes.

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