From 0e28a4b7604b3ea6b26e1db4576bb3cf4e14f552 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dmitriy Vasyura <dmitriv@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:36:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add `Git: Delete` action to run  `git rm` command on the
 current document (#285411)

---
 extensions/git/package.json     | 16 +++++++++++++++
 extensions/git/package.nls.json |  2 ++
 extensions/git/src/commands.ts  | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 53 insertions(+)

diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index bb18ee9bf6b..47dbceb9092 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -321,6 +321,13 @@
         "icon": "$(discard)",
         "enablement": "!operationInProgress"
       },
+      {
+        "command": "git.delete",
+        "title": "%command.delete%",
+        "category": "Git",
+        "icon": "$(trash)",
+        "enablement": "!operationInProgress"
+      },
       {
         "command": "git.commit",
         "title": "%command.commit%",
@@ -1297,6 +1304,10 @@
           "command": "git.rename",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && !git.missing && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0 && resourceScheme == file && scmActiveResourceRepository"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "git.delete",
+          "when": "config.git.enabled && !git.missing && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0 && resourceScheme == file"
+        },
         {
           "command": "git.commit",
           "when": "config.git.enabled && !git.missing && gitOpenRepositoryCount != 0"
@@ -3303,6 +3314,11 @@
           "description": "%config.confirmSync%",
           "default": true
         },
+        "git.confirmCommittedDelete": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "%config.confirmCommittedDelete%",
+          "default": true
+        },
         "git.countBadge": {
           "type": "string",
           "enum": [
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index ef41d0d6f44..94a1f61a516 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	"command.unstageChange": "Unstage Change",
 	"command.unstageSelectedRanges": "Unstage Selected Ranges",
 	"command.rename": "Rename",
+	"command.delete": "Delete",
 	"command.clean": "Discard Changes",
 	"command.cleanAll": "Discard All Changes",
 	"command.cleanAllTracked": "Discard All Tracked Changes",
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 	"config.autofetch": "When set to true, commits will automatically be fetched from the default remote of the current Git repository. Setting to `all` will fetch from all remotes.",
 	"config.autofetchPeriod": "Duration in seconds between each automatic git fetch, when `#git.autofetch#` is enabled.",
 	"config.confirmSync": "Confirm before synchronizing Git repositories.",
+	"config.confirmCommittedDelete": "Confirm before deleting committed files with Git.",
 	"config.countBadge": "Controls the Git count badge.",
 	"config.countBadge.all": "Count all changes.",
 	"config.countBadge.tracked": "Count only tracked changes.",
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index a0e362d56cf..d531ac92e49 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -1405,6 +1405,41 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		await commands.executeCommand('vscode.open', Uri.file(path.join(repository.root, to)), { viewColumn: ViewColumn.Active });
 	}
 
+	@command('git.delete')
+	async delete(uri: Uri | undefined): Promise<void> {
+		const activeDocument = window.activeTextEditor?.document;
+		uri = uri ?? activeDocument?.uri;
+		if (!uri) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const repository = this.model.getRepository(uri);
+		if (!repository) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const allChangedResources = [
+			...repository.workingTreeGroup.resourceStates,
+			...repository.indexGroup.resourceStates,
+			...repository.mergeGroup.resourceStates,
+			...repository.untrackedGroup.resourceStates
+		];
+
+		// Check if file has uncommitted changes
+		const uriString = uri.toString();
+		if (allChangedResources.some(o => pathEquals(o.resourceUri.toString(), uriString))) {
+			window.showInformationMessage(l10n.t('Git: Delete can only be performed on committed files without uncommitted changes.'));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		await repository.rm([uri]);
+
+		// Close the active editor if it's not dirty
+		if (activeDocument && !activeDocument.isDirty && pathEquals(activeDocument.uri.toString(), uriString)) {
+			await commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.closeActiveEditor');
+		}
+	}
+
 	@command('git.stage')
 	async stage(...resourceStates: SourceControlResourceState[]): Promise<void> {
 		this.logger.debug(`[CommandCenter][stage] git.stage ${resourceStates.length} `);