How to open VS Code from the command line
A simple guide to installing the VS Code command line tools
I am writing this blog post because I am setting up a new Mac and I run into the little things that I take for granted but they are not available by default when you first install VS Code (my favorite editor!).
I am so used to typing code foldername
in the terminal to open a folder in VS Code. Or code filename
to open a file.
Today I did this, automatically, but the command was not found!
I had to go into VS Code, press cmd-option-P (or from the menu, View -> Command Palette
and I searched “command” and there it was:
Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH
I pressed enter, and the command was now available in the terminal.
Happy coding!
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