“code .” Not working in Command Line for Visual Studio Code on OSX/Mac

Question

The command \"code .\" doesn\'t work in this manual?

All the other steps before that worked. How can I call the Visual Studio Code in OSX terminal?

Answer 1

Alternative to commandline Solution:

Recently I was playing with Services in Mac OS X. I added a service to a folder or file so that I can open that folder or file in Visual Studio Code. I think this could be an alternative to using 'code .' command if you are using the Finder app. Here are the steps:

• Open Automator App from Application. (Or you can use Spotlight).
• Click on 'New Document' button to create a new script.
• Choose 'Service' as a new type of document.
• Select 'files and folders' in 'Service receives selected' dropdown.
• Search for 'Open Finder Items' action item.
• Drag that action item to the workflow area.
• Select 'Visual Studio Code.app' application in the action 'Open with' dropdown.
• Press 'command + s' to save the service. It will ask a name of service. Give it a name. I gave 'Open with VSCode'. Close the Automator app. Check the image below for more information.

Verify:

• Open the Finder app.
• Right-click on any folder.
• In the context menu, look for 'Open with VSCode' menu option.
• Click on the 'Open with VSCode' menu option.
• The folder should get open in the Visual Studio Code application. Check image below for more info.