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# Source Control (VS Code)

BlackDiamond Studio IDE has source control management integrated and includes [Git](https://git-scm.com/) support out-of-the-box. For more information please check [Visual Studio Code Source Control](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/versioncontrol).

The integrated source control allows developers to branch, merge, and otherwise manage your repository as typically done in GitHub. This allows developers to compare code previous to deploying it.   

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The Source Control icon in the Activity Bar on the left will always indicate an **overview of how many changes** you currently have in your repository. Selecting the icon will show you the details of your current repository changes: **CHANGES**, **STAGED CHANGES,** and **MERGED CHANGES**.

Clicking each item will show you in detail **the textual changes within each file**. Note that for unstaged changes, the editor on the right still lets you edit the file: feel free to use it!

You can also find indicators of the **status of your repository** in the bottom-left corner of the IDE: the **current branch**, **dirty indicators**, and the number of **incoming and outgoing commits** of the current branch. You can **checkout** any branch in your repository by clicking that status indicator and selecting the Git reference from the list.