When I try to edit a file in visual studio code, I type the command 'code filename.ps1' and the code used to automatically open as a second tab in the editor.
Now, when I do the same thing, it opens in a new window. I have not changed anything in my settings and I can't find an associated Preference that controls this.
Anyone know exactly the default setting that I need to look at?
According to CLI Options this should work:
code -r filename.ps1
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-r or --reuse-window
Forces opening a file or folder in the last active window.
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I would like to make it so that when I'm traversing directories using the integrated terminal, running code . opens the current working directory in the integrated terminal within the current VSCode window, "discarding"/closing the currently opened workspace, instead of opening a new window for that folder. Is this possible? If not, what would be a similar solution?
You can use code -r .
code --help gives the following description:
-r --reuse-window Force to open a file or folder in an already opened window.
Another source is Visual Studio Code Tips and Tricks
As #ltomase found in their answer (and exanding on their answer), you can use the -r option of the code command. The doc comment for this option in the --help menu says this:
Force to open a file or folder in an already opened window.
There are other approaches not involving the command-line:
Open command palette and use the File: Open Workspace from File... command to open workspace files (.code-workspace), or
Open command palette and use the File: Open Folder... command to open folders (keyboard shortcut: ctrl+K , ctrl+o).
Use alt+f to open the File menu, then use keyboard navigation to go to "Open Recent" and then select a recent workspace to open.
There are some guides in stackoverflow for opening multiple windows in Visual Studio. But it is inside the Visual Studio they are talking about.
Here is what I want. There is one txt file called A.txt in my desktop, I right click it and the context option shows Open With Code, and I open it. There is another txt file called B.txt in my desktop. While I right clit it and open it with visual studio code, both the two files are in the same window.
Is there any setting that the two files can be opened in two windows?
Not sure why you want that but actually there is a setting which behaves like you want when turned to "On":
Window: Open Files In New Window Controls whether files should open in
a new window when using a command line or file dialog. Note that there
can still be cases where this setting is ignored (e.g. when using the
--new-window or --reuse-window command line option).
You can find it via: User -> Window -> New Window
You can quickly open the settings dialog by pressing CTRL + ,
I have small problem with VSCode folder, that opened by default.
Problem description: I start new instance of VSCode (trough File->New Window), and then if I choose File->Open Folder it opens dialog with my Windows user folder as starting point (C:\Users\MyUser)
Question: How can I change that folder in settings (if it possible)? So by default it will show as start point for example D:\development\ ?
At the time I write this answer, this is not possible. There are two problems on Windows, and one problem on Mac and Linux:
VS Code does not provide a default path to the file dialog 1. It does remember the last folder that you opened a file in, but that path cannot be used as a default because it is overwritten constantly.
On Windows only, Electron ignores the default path when creating a file dialog if the default path is a directory 2.
An extension also cannot solve this, because extensions are not allowed to modify the File menu 3.
I think the best option at this point is to pin a folder to the Quick Access area in Windows Explorer, as suggested in a comment, or to put an actual shortcut in the user profile folder.
Workspaces and File > Open Recent may also be helpful if you often open the same folders.
Your main problem is that you are unable to open your specific folder in VScode.
To solve that you can simply open the terminal/cmd in that specific window by just typing cmd in your search bar or just by pressing shift+right-click in that folder.
Now your cmd is open and you just have to type "code ." in the cmd and press enter to open the current folder in your VSCode.
In case that code . doesn't work for you then you have to add the Vscode in the environment variables of your windows.
Visual Studio doesn't provide a specific feature to open a specific path. But there is a solution to your problem. You are saying that you want D:\develpment as a default when you open VS Code. You can go to that specific directory or create shortcut to desktop then click right click on that folder and then click on open with code. If you didnot see open with code then reinstall your VS code and check on open with code when you are reinstalling VS Code.
make a shortcut on the desktop for vscode and then modify it and add the folder after the .exe command. This will default open that folder when you double click on it.
Visual Studio Code can be installed in two ways - User setup and System setup. I strongly believe you have User setup installed in your PC. Try re-installing it System-wide. That should probably fix your problem.
For more information: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/windows#_user-setup-versus-system-setup
PS: A lot more information is needed, you can share a screenshot of the window and elaborate more on it.
Got myself Visual Studio Code. I've installed a Uncrustify extension to make my files be formatted when I edit them. I wanted to make it format my files on save, but I cannot open like Options menu for this extension or something like that. The author gives this screenshot:
But I cannot reach that menu. When I click on this little gear circle near the extension under the Extensions tab, it just pops up a menu with: Disable (Workspace), Disable (Always), Uninstall. I can only edit 4 things, like my .cfg file path under Ctrl+Comma settings, but that's not what I am searching for, and it's not what is on this screen provided by author
I guess I am not only asking about this particular extension, but generally for extension settings in this editor.
Many ways mentioned here in an issue created available on VSCode repository: Allow to change settings from Extensions editor.
On Windows, I could be able to change settings by going to:
File -> Preferences -> Settings -> Extensions.
Dont know if you figured it out yet or not but maybe for someone who comes here to find an answer.
Step 1: Press ctrl+alt+p to open the command pallet.
Step 2: Search and execute this command Uncrustify: Open config file
If your config file has not been created, then before step 2 you must execute Uncrustify: Create default config file command.
Anyways, these instructions are present their in Details section of the extension.
If I open a file in Visual Studio Code from the command line or from within File Explorer, each file will open in a separate Code instance. Is there a way to make them all open in the same instance? I.e. add them all to the 'Working Files' list?
Upcoming version will have a new option files.openInNewWindow which you can set to off to always open files into the last active instance. This is then identical to starting VS Code with the -r option but is much nicer to use (e.g. when you open a file from the desktop).
Update for our VS Code 1.0 release:
The setting is available as window.openFilesInNewWindow
You can use the command line option of -r or --reuse-window to assure it opens in the last active VS Code window
You can review the other options here
code Folder1/File1.txt Folder2/File2.java Folder3/File3.css
This command opens three files in one instance of the editor. All files are going to be added to the working files list.
This even works with much more files in the parameter list.