Highlight changed files in file tree within visual studio code

Question

The Atom editor highlights changed files when they are inside a Git repo like:

In visual studio code however I am unable to get the same behaviour. Does someone know if this is possible?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36596587/highlight-changed-files-in-file-tree-within-visual-studio-code

Answer 1

Update October 24, 2017

It turns out the insider version of Visual Studio code now contains git status color in the file tree. The insiders version is available at https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/