Does 'git status' exist in GitHub Desktop?

Question

GitHub Desktop's Sync button — which displays what it determines to be the most relevant action, usually Fetch origin, Push origin, or Pull origin — doesn't give a lot of detail about what you might be pushing or pulling.

Is there a way to do the equivalent of git status, but from GitHub Desktop? This way, a user could see what they would be pulling down before they do so. And they'd be able to adjust their local project or otherwise delay pulling.

Answer 1

git status will only let you know how many commits ahead or behind your local branch is, compared to origin/master. GitHub Desktop already displays that information in the Sync button with a small number next to Push origin or Pull origin.

Only a filtered git log would have detail about what changed.

A GitHub Support representative mentioned an ongoing effort for branch comparisons in GitHub Desktop tracked here: https://github.com/desktop/desktop/issues/3956. This is the closest thing that would allow users to see change details before pushing or pulling.