How to call VS Code Editor from terminal / command line

Question

The question says it all.

How can I open VS Code editor from

• windows cmd
• linux and mac terminal

e.g. for notepad++ I write

Answer 1

For command line heads you can also run

sudo ln -s "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code" /usr/local/bin/code

this will do the exact same thing as the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command feature in VSCode.

Answer 2

typing "code" in dos command prompt worked for me

Answer 3

Step 1: create a .bat file with the name you want e.g vscode.bat Step 2: Write your path to Visual Studio Code Step 3: Save it in C:\Windows\System32 directory

**
C:
cd Users\Bino\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
Code.exe**

Step 4: You can call visual studio code from any where by typing "vscode" which is the name of your bat file

Answer 4

Sometimes setting path from VS Code command palette does not work

Instead manually add your VS Code to your path:

1. Run in terminal

   sudo nano /etc/paths

2. Go to the bottom of the file, and enter the path you wish to add

3. Hit control-x to quit. Enter “Y” to save the modified buffer.

4. Restart your terminal and to test echo $PATH. You should something similar

~ echo $PATH /Users/shashank/.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.2/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin

Next time, you navigate to your project folder from terminal

Enter:

code .

or

code /path/to/project

Source

Answer 5

Delete old virtual environment and create a fresh virtual environment.

Answer 6

To open a file or directory use the command:

code /path/to/file/or/directory/you/want/to/open

For macOS users, it needs to be installed manually:

1. Launch VS Code.
2. Command + Shift + P to open the Command Palette.
3. Type shell command, to find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH and select to install it.
4. Restart your terminal.