Git Menu Ext

VS Code extension that adds extra Git actions for branch management, commit operations, file export, and editor context menu integration.

Features

Copy Branch Name

Copies the current branch name to clipboard.

Location: Status bar copy button (next to branch name)

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Delete Branches

Deletes local branches matching a keyword. Optionally deletes matching remote branches as well.

Location: Command Palette → Git: Delete Branches..., or Source Control menu

1. Enter a keyword (e.g. release-)
2. Choose whether to also delete remote branches
3. Review the list of matched branches
4. Confirm to delete

The current branch is always skipped. All matched branches are force-deleted (-D).

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Delete Outdated Branches

Lists and deletes local branches whose remote tracking branch is gone.

Location: Command Palette → Git: Delete Outdated Branches..., or Source Control menu

1. The extension scans git branch -vv for branches with remote marked as gone
2. A multi-select list shows the candidates (branches not fully merged are marked with a warning icon)
3. Select branches to delete and confirm
   • Fully merged branches are deleted with -d
   • Unmerged branches are deleted with -D

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Squash Commits

Squash multiple recent commits into one.

Location: Command Palette → Git: Squash Commits..., or Source Control menu

1. Select a target commit from recent history — it and all commits above it up to HEAD will be squashed
2. Edit the commit message (pre-filled with deduplicated messages from all squashed commits)
3. Confirm to squash

Note: squashing down to a root commit (a commit with no parent) is supported — the extension automatically creates a new parentless commit instead of failing on reset --soft <root>~1.

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Edit Commit Message

Rewrite the message of an unpushed commit.

Location: Command Palette → Git: Edit Commit Message..., or Source Control menu

1. Pick a commit from the list — only unpushed commits are shown (commits already contained in a remote branch never appear, so pushed history can't be rewritten)
2. Edit the message; save to confirm, close the tab to cancel
3. The message is updated in place

Notes:

• The working tree must be clean (commit or stash changes first).
• Merge commits are not editable, and a commit can't be edited if a merge commit exists after it.
• For non-HEAD commits, the original author name/email/date are preserved and later commits are kept intact (rewrite via commit-tree + rebase --onto).

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Export Changed Files

Exports all files changed between two commits.

Location: Command Palette → Git: Export Changed Files..., or Source Control menu

1. Select an older commit from recent history
2. Select a newer commit
3. Configure:
   • File extensions: filter by extension (e.g. vue ts js), leave empty for all files
   • Output directory: where to export
   • Export as zip: pack into a zip archive, or copy as a directory tree
4. The output is named {project}-{oldestHash}-{newestHash}.zip (or directory)

Editor Context Menu

Right-click in the editor to access the Git submenu with the following actions:

• Stage Changes — stage the current file (shown when file has unstaged modifications)
• Unstage Changes — unstage the current file (shown when file has staged changes)
• Discard Changes — discard working tree changes for the current file
• Open Changes — open the diff view for the current file
• Compare with Branch... — compare the current file with its version on another branch
• Show File History — view the commit history of the current file in a side panel, click any commit to see its diff against the previous version

Explorer Context Menu

Right-click a file in the Explorer to access the Git submenu with:

• Compare with Branch... — compare the file with its version on another branch
• Show File History — view the commit history of the file

Non-Git or gitignored files are validated at command execution time.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.85+
• Git installed and available in PATH

Install

From VSIX file:

code --install-extension git-menu-ext-*.vsix

Or in VS Code: Extensions → ... → Install from VSIX...

From Marketplace:

• Search 'Git Menu Ext' in VS Code [Extensions] view.
• Visual Studio Marketplace

Build

Requires Node.js 18+.

npm install
npm run compile
npx vsce package --allow-missing-repository

Output: git-menu-ext-*.vsix