Cassidy Williams • 7/22/2025

Have GitHub Copilot see your diff (and other cool tricks)

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This technical article explains how to use GitHub Copilot's special variables, particularly #changes, to analyze your current git diff. It demonstrates practical commands like asking Copilot to summarize changes or identify which modified files affect a specific component, and mentions other useful variables like #usages and #selection for enhanced coding assistance in VS Code.

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