(that is the word “code” followed by a space, then a period) and the folder will automatically open in VS Code. When you are in the directory with the files you want to open in VS Code, type code. If you already have a Terminal session running, quit or restart it. should pop up (for me the pop up appeared in the lower, righthand corner). Select it and a confirmation Shell command 'code' successfully installed in PATH.

Search for “Shell” or “Shell Command” and you should see one named Shell Command: install 'code' command in PATH.

With VS Code running, enter Command + Shift + P to open the Command Palette (or View > Command Palette from the menu bar).

Luckily, it takes a few steps to activate.

I’ve since switched back to VS Code and after begrudgingly dragging folders into VS Code to open them, I decided to figure out how to enable that command. to open a Finder window for whichever directory you are currently in.Īt one point I had a similar command to instantly open a folder in VS Code (Visual Studio Code), but deleted it after I switched from VS Code to Atom. Last year, I was blown away by some Terminal commands that I learned.

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