“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

Here are the steps which I followed to make it working on MAC:

Install "Shell" extension from VSCode:

Restart VSCode.

Press F1 when VSCode is opened.

Type "Shell" and select the following option: Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command

That will give you the following message: Shell command 'code' successfully installed in PATH.

Running "which code" command will give you a proof the code command working now:

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

If you want to add it permanently:

Add this to your ~/.bash_profile, or to ~/.zshrc if you are running MacOS Catalina or later.

export PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin"

source: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac

Answer 4

If you are on Windows and facing the same problem, have a look at this answer of @Inazense https://stackoverflow.com/a/52869803/4567504.

In Visual studio code I was not able to find “Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.” so I had to do this manually.

1. Open Environment Variables (System > Advance system settings > Advanced tab > environment variables) on system variables click on Path and click Edit and add new Path named

"C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin"

Now you are done! restart command prompt and try again

Answer 5

I foolishly deleted my /usr/local/bin/code symbolic link and did not know the correct path. A brew reinstall recreated it:

brew cask reinstall visual-studio-code

path turned out to be:

/usr/local/bin/code ->
'/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code'

Answer 6

If you have trouble using the Command Palette solution, you can manually add VS Code to the $PATH environment variable when your terminal starts:

cat << EOF >> ~/.bash_profile
# Add Visual Studio Code (code)
export PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Visual Studio 
Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin"
EOF