Shows added/removed line counts vs the parent branch in the VSCode status bar.
$(diff) +123 -45 means 123 lines added, 45 removed compared to the parent
branch — including untracked files.
What it counts
Diff between HEAD's merge-base with the base branch and the working tree, plus
untracked files.
The base branch is the parent branch — the branch the current one was cut
from, detected via git show-branch. This keeps stacked branches honest: a
branch off a feature branch counts only its own lines, not the parent's too.
On main, master, or a detached HEAD there is no parent, so detection is
skipped and only uncommitted work is counted. Otherwise, if no parent is found
it falls back to the first that exists of main, master, origin/main,
origin/master, and finally to working-tree changes against HEAD.
When it refreshes
- On file save
- On branch switch / commit (watches
.git/HEADand refs) - Every 60 seconds (fallback)
- On click (the status bar item runs a manual refresh)
Requirements
Uses git, bash, awk, and xargs via a shell. Built and tested on macOS.
Run from source
Open this folder in VSCode and press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host, then open a git repo in that window.
Install the packaged build
npm run package
code --install-extension git-changed-lines.vsix --force
Install from marketplace
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=iatanas0v.git-changed-lines