How to run a command in Visual Studio Code with launch.json

You can define a task in your tasks.json file and specify that as the preLaunchTask in your launch.json and the task will be executed before debugging begins. Example: In tasks.json: For version 0.1.0: { “version”: “0.1.0”, “tasks”: [{ “taskName”: “echotest”, “command”: “echo”, // Could be any other shell command “args”: [“test”], “isShellCommand”: true }] } … Read more

How can I globally set the PATH environment variable in VS Code?

If you only need the $PATH to be set in the integrated terminal, you can use VS Code’s terminal.integrated.env.<platform> variable (added in version 1.15). Press Cmd+Shift+P (or Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for “Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)”. Then add the following entry to the settings file: “terminal.integrated.env.osx”: { “PATH”: “…:/usr/bin:/bin:…” } (Replace .osx with .linux or .windows … Read more

What is the migration procedure for moving from Windows system-wide Visual Studio Code to user setup?

I have tried the new distribution and confirmed that extensions will be kept. Please note that the default install location of this distribution is <OS drive>:\Users\<Your username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code The two distributions share the same .vscode folder and setting. It doesn’t force you to remove the system wide distribution when install the user distribution. If … Read more

Fix issue With VS Code: yellow orange border box around characters

Your specific case – a series of Arabic characters – might no longer be highlighted in vscode (even with the following settings enabled) as vscode is getting a little smarter about strings of characters it would otherwise highlight. Contextual Unicode Highlighting To report fewer false positives, ambiguous and invisible unicode characters are no longer highlighted … Read more

GitBash not showing up as a terminal option in Visual Studio Code

VS Code version 1.57.1. Added path of Git, Git\bin, Git\cmd in env. Had “Git Bash” profile with source and path elements. Removed source and kept only the path. When adding defaultProfile as “Git Bash” got “Value is not accepted” error. Restarting VS Code did not help. Changing “Git Bash” to “GitBash” (space removed) finally worked … Read more

What are ALL configuration files used by Visual Studio Code?

The VS Code docs mention the location for the settings files: Depending on your platform, the user settings file is located here: Windows %APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json macOS $HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/settings.json Linux $HOME/.config/Code/User/settings.json If you take a look at the Code folder, there are a bunch of other files stored there: Code$ tree -L 1 . ├── Backups ├── … Read more