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Git - Add option for git.untrackedChanges to accept current git repo setting for git's status.showUntrackedFiles

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#249,351 opened on May 20, 2025

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Description

Add option for VSCode's git.untrackedChanges to use current setting of git's status.showUntrackedFiles. That will make it possible to edit dotfiles git bare repository that has git's status.showUntrackedFiles=no

GIT_WORK_TREE="$HOME" GIT_DIR="$HOME/.dotfiles" code "$HOME"

Add 4th option, named "git.status.showUntrackedFiles", that will run command like git config --local status.showUntrackedFiles, if equals to yes should be same as "mixed", if no should be equivalent of "hidden":

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typescript
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tooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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half day
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blocked
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
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TypeScriptVSCode extension APIGit config
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate the Git extension's configuration handling in VSCode, likely in the git.contribution.ts file. Look at how the current 'git.untrackedChanges' setting options are defined (e.g., 'mixed', 'hidden'). Add a new option that queries Git's own 'status.showUntrackedFiles' via `git config` and maps the result to equivalent behavior. See related issues #80946 and #77215 for context.
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