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Git - Reveal in Explorer View not working for diff file view

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#240,657 opened on Feb 13, 2025

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Description

Type: Bug

If you open a file from source control to see changes, and right click the tab, Reveal in Explorer View, nothing happens. It should focus on the file in the source tree.

Also the icon on top right that lets you switch between current/diff file (Open file) is not there when it's a new file with a green A in source control. This icon is handy in same way as Reveal in Explorer View.

VS Code version: Code 1.97.1 (e249dada235c2083c83813bd65b7f4707fb97b76, 2025-02-10T13:13:58.153Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631 Modes:

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Research direction
Investigate the 'revealInExplorer' command handler. Check how it determines the file path from the active editor when the editor is a diff editor. Compare with the behavior for regular file editors. Also examine the condition for displaying the 'Open File' icon in diff editor tabs for newly added (A) files.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktoptooling
Issue type
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3
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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75