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Problem

How to use the code command: Cross platform and extensible code editor. More information: <https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/command-line>.

Solution

code — Cross platform and extensible code editor. More information: <https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/command-line>.

Start Visual Studio Code:

code

Open specific files/directories:

code {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Compare two specific files:

code {{[-d|--diff]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}

Open specific files/directories in a new window:

code {{[-n|--new-window]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Install/uninstall a specific extension:

code --{{install|uninstall}}-extension {{publisher.extension}}

Display diagnostic and process information about the running code window:

code {{[-s|--status]}}

Print installed extensions with their versions:

code --list-extensions --show-versions

Start the editor as a superuser (root) while storing user data in a specific directory:

sudo code --user-data-dir {{path/to/directory}}

Code Snippets

Start Visual Studio Code

code

Open specific files/directories

code {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Compare two specific files

code {{[-d|--diff]}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}

Open specific files/directories in a new window

code {{[-n|--new-window]}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Install/uninstall a specific extension

code --{{install|uninstall}}-extension {{publisher.extension}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/code

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