“code .” command is not working

Question

I get this error:

code . is not recognised as an external or internal command, operable program or batch file

Answer 1

It looks as if you do not have the code program installed. You can open the Command Palette,

• Mac: ShiftCmdP
• Windows/Linux: ShiftCtrlP

And search "install command", which should return this as one of the options:

• Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH

Run that, and it should install the code command, after which you should be able to use it.