I have two folders in a VS Code project and I need to compare those two folders for new, deleted or modified files.

I have seen file compare feature and third party folder compare features, but is there any native VS Code feature for folder comparison I could use. If the answer is No, then which third party plugin is considered as the best though experience.

Thanks!

CodePudding user response：

No.

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=moshfeu.compare-folders claims to compare folders, but I can't speak to its effectiveness.

Usually I would just use diff -r or some type of git diff compare, as comparing a lot of files can sometimes not be a fun thing to do manually.

If both folders are git trees it becomes possible to compare them with git diff commands.

CodePudding user response：

One possible workaround is to commit one of those folders, copy and past (merge) the other over it and use VS code source control (Ctrl Shift G). After comparison, you can use git reset --hard to undo the changes. But this will only show folders which contains files.

You can also try the extension on the answer above or this one:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=L13RARY.l13-diff