Git Commander Cockpit
Git Commander is a VS Code extension that turns common Git operations into a focused sidebar workflow.
Features
- Stage, unstage, discard, and open changed files from the sidebar
- Inline commit message box with one-click commit
- Filter changed files by path in the Changes section
- View grouped working tree state: Overview, Changes, and action sections
- Commit and amend the latest commit
- Switch branches, create branches, fetch, pull, push, and stash changes
- Search commits by message, author, or hash before reverting or resetting
- Revert the latest commit, one selected commit, or multiple selected commits
- Reset a selected commit with
soft, mixed, or hard
- Oops macros, WIP backup, LFS manager, patch export/apply, and more
How To Use
- Open a folder that contains a Git repository.
- Open the Git Commander activity-bar view.
- Use the toolbar for quick Refresh, Stage All, and Commit.
- Use the Changes section for file operations, filtering, and inline commits.
- Use the action sections for branch, sync, revert, and reset workflows.
- Overview — branch, upstream, sync status, stash count (click branch or sync badges for quick actions)
- Changes — commit box, file filter, and grouped files (Conflicted, Staged, Unstaged, Untracked)
- Commits & Changes — commit, amend, stash
- Branch & Remote — switch, create, fetch, pull, push
- History & Revert — undo, time machine, revert, reset
- Tools & Workflows — oops macros, WIP backup, LFS, patches, repo config
Enable gitCommander.compactActions to collapse the four action sections into one compact panel.
Commit History Operations
Search And Revert Commit
- Opens a searchable commit picker
- Filters by commit message, author, or hash
- Reverts exactly one selected commit
Revert Multiple Commits
- Opens the same searchable picker in multi-select mode
- Reverts every selected commit in stable history order
Reset Commit
- Opens a searchable commit picker
- Lets you choose one commit
- Prompts for
soft, mixed, or hard
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
gitCommander.autoRefresh |
true |
Poll for Git state changes every 3 seconds (file watcher always refreshes) |
gitCommander.confirmDiscard |
true |
Confirm before discarding file changes |
gitCommander.confirmHardReset |
true |
Confirm before hard reset operations |
gitCommander.showActionSection |
true |
Show action sections in the sidebar |
gitCommander.compactActions |
false |
Collapse action sections into one panel |
Notes
- The extension activates when a Git repository is present in the workspace.
- Revert flows require a clean working tree before they run.
- Partially staged files appear in both Staged and Unstaged groups.
- Palette commands for stage/unstage/discard/open/diff prompt you to pick a file.
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