Compare working copy against specific commit

353 votes

As a developer, I'd like to see the differences of my working copy to a specific commit node.

I like the compare function when I "ctrl+select" two commit nodes. It shows me all the differences between the selected commits. I use this a lot to compare feature branches against a master branch.

But I miss a similar possibility to compare the actual working copy with uncommited or unstaged changes against a specific commit node. I'd appreciate if you add this e.g. to the context menu of the selected commit node "compare to working copy" or allow "ctrl+select" also for the working copy.

Thanks for considering

Done Suggested by: Uwe Schneller (18 Oct, '21) • Upvoted: today • Comments: 8

Comments: 8

02 Jul, '21
Jonathan Merged
With Sourcetree, it is possible to see the difference between the working copy and a commit (select the working copy, press "control" and select another commit). It will be great if GitKraken has this feature !
09 Aug, '21
Lyndon Gingerich Merged
I select multiple commits in GitKraken to view their diffs frequently. What is your suggested addition? I don't quite understand.
08 Sep, '21
Zappotek Merged
@Lyndon: "working copy" includes local (uncommited) changes. Currently, you've to commit (or stage) your changes before you GitKraken allows you to compare them to another revision.
I'd even extend this suggestion by the following:
Assuming a comparison between working-copy and another revision, it would be GREATLY appreciated to even allow transferring chunks from that revision into your working version, just as the diff for local modifications allows you to do.
19 Oct, '21
Uwe Schneller Merged
seems to be the same as https://gitkraken.featureupvote.com/suggestions/225362/compare-working-copy-against-specific-commit
19 Oct, '21
Uwe Schneller
see also https://gitkraken.featureupvote.com/suggestions/195193/see-the-difference-between-the-working-copy-and-a-commit
20 Oct, '21
Giacomo Zanotti Admin
"See the difference between the working copy and a commit" (suggested by Jonathan on 2021-07-02), including upvotes (17) and comments (3), was merged into this suggestion.
15 Aug, '23
Trevor Admin
You can now compare your working copy with commits in GitKraken Client 9.7.0!

Access this feature by right-clicking on a commit or branch, and selecting “Compare commit against working directory”. You can also ctrl/cmd click to select your WIP with other commits to view the combined diff.

For more details on the release, visit our release notes: https://help.gitkraken.com/gitkraken-client/current/#version-9-7-1

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback to help us improve GitKraken Client!
23 Apr
Ramanand
I can see the differences as a list of files, and when I click on a file, it shows me the differences.
However, nothing happens when I right click on a file and select "Open in external diff tool".
NOTE: I can successfully launch the external diff viewer when comparing my changes to the HEAD of my working branch.