"code ." is not working in on the command line for Visual Studio Code on OS X/Mac

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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 an OS X terminal?

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/Users/mona/nodejs/myExpressApp

code .

-bash: code: command not found

I ended up opening it from within Visual Code Studio by changing the workspace, but why won't that command code . part work?

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I reinstalled homebrew from scratch in arm64/m1 environment, and /usr/local is no longer in PATH. It's /opt/homebrew now — Devin Rhode, Feb 15 '22 at 20:37
if you have install vscode-insider version on mac m1 than you need to run `code-insiderr .` — bawa g, Mar 31 '22 at 09:24

score 2328 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 29 '22 at 19:55

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1. Make sure you drag the Visual Studio Code application into the Applications folder

Otherwise (as noted in the comments), you'll have to go through this process again after a reboot.

2. Next, open Visual Studio Code

Open the Command Palette via ⇧ + ⌘ + P and type shell command to find the Shell Command:

Use the Uninstall 'code' command in the PATH command before the "Install 'code' command in PATH" command.

After executing the command, restart the terminal for the new $PATH value to take effect. You'll be able to simply type 'code .' in any folder to start editing files in that folder. The "." Simply means "current directory"

(Source: Visual Studio Code documentation)

Note: If you're running a build based off the OSS repository, you will need to run code-oss . (Dzeimsas Zvirblis' comment)

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this does work, but after reboot I have to do it again. – uloco May 22 '17 at 16:37
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It looks like the `Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH` in VSCode just creates a symlink in `/usr/local/bin/` now – jlucktay Jun 06 '18 at 08:28
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Make sure you drag Visual Studio Code.app into the Applications folder. Otherwise, as @uloco said, you'll have to go through this process again after reboot. – Jason Galvin Jul 31 '18 at 00:44
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I don't have shell command in Command Palette. (running on Linux Mint). any other ideas? – Mario Nezmah Apr 24 '19 at 12:40
@uloco You really shouldn't have to reboot. Just open a new instance of terminal and you should have the environment variable set. – Matthew S Feb 11 '20 at 21:01
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even after dragging vscode into Applications, I've to do it every time I restart. – x86-64 Mar 20 '20 at 00:35
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@jlucktay Hey thank you so much you just resolved my confusion... – VimNing Apr 16 '20 at 07:29
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**NOTE:** If you're running a build based off the `OSS` repository... You will need to run `code-oss .` – Dzeimsas Zvirblis Aug 17 '20 at 07:13
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Even in late 2020 I had this problem, and the suggestion of moving to Applications folder fixed it for me. The other thing I had to do was to get rid of the VSCode shortcut I had on on the dock b/c it was pointing to where I previously downloaded (~/Downloads/). – shaune Dec 22 '20 at 21:41
I have installed vscode editor. It is not displaying in "Applications" then what should I do so that "code ." command open my project in visual studio code. Thanks in advance. – Kamlesh Apr 24 '21 at 08:36
Drag the VSCode appplication into your Applications folder, then you should be all set! @Kamlesh – Mark Pieszak - Trilon.io Apr 26 '21 at 15:14
https://stackoverflow.com/a/31722357/10329023 solved my issue. Now it works like charm :) – Kamlesh Apr 27 '21 at 06:37
I run `vscode` on windows. The parameters like `--version` do not work. In windows it starts a new instance, in `wsl` the autocomplete like `--ver..sion` works but it starts `Installing VS Code Server` or `updating` it. – Timo Jun 19 '21 at 07:52
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this is the correct answer. Works for this mac system without having to close the terminal. For what its worth. – PAT-O-MATION Aug 30 '21 at 22:02
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Thank you for sharing. This was a great help! – Daniel Chapman Oct 05 '21 at 14:56
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worked like a charm! thanks! – jese_moriarty Jan 03 '22 at 18:34
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Thank you so much, I was successful – Moureen Caroline Jan 13 '22 at 13:51
DO NOT FORGET the "reboot"~!!! It did not work until I reboot my computer~!! lost 4 hours of my day – Franva Mar 15 '22 at 07:22
Can confirm this worked! I didn't realize vs code wasn't in my applications folder and was confused why the command wasn't working when it had been the previous day. – louisebelcher Apr 06 '22 at 20:10
With Mac M1 chip you also have to uninstall it first – dan-klasson May 10 '22 at 09:41

score 188 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 17:37

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If you want to add it permanently:

Add this to your ~/.bash_profile, or to ~/.zshrc if you are running macOS v10.15 (Catalina) or later.

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

Source: Visual Studio Code on macOS

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Look like now code is under /usr/local/bin, so it might be better to update the answer :) – Omer Levi Hevroni May 18 '20 at 05:35
worked for me, please specify 2 more points here, you need to write the PATH variable by `vim ~/.zshrc` and run `source ~/.zshrc` to reload zsh – codebusta Mar 18 '21 at 08:47
Worked well for me with `~/.zshrc` on Catalina 10.15.7 – Tom Hert Apr 14 '21 at 06:31
This worked for me despite the fact that using the VS Code Install 'code' command in PATH command results in `which code` returning /usr/local/bin`. That was already on my PATH the true location of the executable is where you've installed VS COde. – Scott McAllister Jul 01 '21 at 12:49
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Note this only works if Visual Studio Code is actually installed in the `Applications` folder. Mine was sitting in `Downloads`! – Gamma032 Jan 28 '22 at 04:14

score 51 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 19:54

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Open the ~/.bashrc file using vi or Vim:

vi ~/.bashrc

Enter the following by pressing i to insert:

code () { VSCODE_CWD="$PWD" open -n -b "com.microsoft.VSCode" --args $* ;}

Save the file using :wq

Reflect the settings in ~/.bashrc using the following command:

source ~/.bashrc

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this worked for me, I was getting an error "cannot execute binary file" after my path probably got messed somehow - but now it won't open any files if i do code filename, just opens an empty window of VS code – Ali May 15 '20 at 12:16
this worked for me. thank you for the help – AndriyFM Apr 19 '22 at 14:43
Does this still work? The default shell changed to [Z shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_shell) in [macOS v10.15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Catalina) (Catalina). – Peter Mortensen Apr 29 '22 at 19:58

score 34 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 17:52

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For those of you that run Z shell with iTerm2, add this to your ~/.zshrc file.

alias code="/Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code"

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Thanks, zsh user here too, this was just what I needed, though my path was a little different in order to get it to work: alias code="/Applications/VisualStudioCode.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code" – csd138 Sep 12 '19 at 16:04
It didn't work for me. Now it doesn't even recognise code anymore – AMMA Sep 28 '20 at 19:09
@AMMA I would think it has a lot to do with where you installed your VSCode. – Justin Rice Sep 29 '20 at 19:11
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Z shell [became the default shell with macOS v10.15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Catalina#Removed_or_changed_components) (Catalina)—released about half a year after this answer. – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 17:55

score 34 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 19:36

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Steps to follow:

Open the Visual Studio Code application, and type Command + Shift + P and type the command 'install code'. Then enter it.
You will see the below message in Visual Studio Application: shell command ' code' successfully installed in PATH.
Now, jump to the iTerm CLI and type code .
Then you will be able to redirect to Visual Studio Code for any code change/view.

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answered Dec 07 '20 at 08:03

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this worked for me. thanks! For mac users, make sure vs code is in the applications folder. – tngeene Apr 20 '21 at 06:49
Show us instead of telling us. I'm a new user and I don't even now where the applications folder is, and no idea of to "make sure". – Niklas Rosencrantz Jun 20 '21 at 12:34
thanks it worked – Abhishek Kumar Oct 21 '21 at 14:29
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`No matching commands` for me. – Drew Nov 09 '21 at 05:17
Simple yet effective way. Thank you. – Panchakshari Puranmatt Mar 03 '22 at 08:54
This is Perfect – TheLastCodeBender Mar 10 '22 at 11:50

score 32 · Answer 6 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 20:22

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Use:

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/code

Open Visual Studio Code, and then press Ctrl + Shift + P

And write command install code and you will get a popup. Then follow the instruction and done!

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this is just temporary solution, because after reboot need to do it again. – MJ Montes Nov 16 '21 at 10:51
does not work for mac os monterey – jamescampbell Mar 02 '22 at 04:19
Okay, let me update a permanent solution for any mac os version. – Amit Kumar Mar 02 '22 at 07:37

score 25 · Answer 7 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 20:31

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Go the top of Visual Studio Code and select menu View → Command Palette...

Type: shell command

And install.

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this one works well. thanks. – Frank Guo Feb 20 '22 at 06:51
This is nearly identical to [Josie Koay's answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29955500/code-is-not-working-in-on-the-command-line-for-visual-studio-code-on-os-x-ma/70098246#70098246). – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 20:34
Is "shell command" literal or not? It doesn't seem to do anything—"No matching commands" (version 1.66 of Visual Studio Code. On Linux, though). Is it dependent on some extension being installed? What version of Visual Studio Code was it tried on? – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 20:37

score 24 · Answer 8 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 17:34

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On my Mac I got it working:

Add to file .bash_profile:

code() {
   open -a Visual\ Studio\ Code.app $1
}

Save and in the terminal do 'source .bash_profile'.

Then in the terminal, code index.html (or whatever) will open that file in Visual Studio Code.

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score 23 · Answer 9 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 19:59

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Setup code. In just one second

Just follow one simple command with the following steps:

Open the Visual Studio Code application
Command + Shift + P
Type command 'install code'. Then enter it.

Boom, it’s done.

Now use the command Code . where you want to use it.

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Worked like a Charm – Somesh Gupta Sep 20 '21 at 00:13
I don't think "`Code .`" will work for the question here (Mac). It *may* work on a Windows system. On a Linux system I get "`Command 'Code' not found`". – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 19:58

score 17 · Answer 10 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 20:09

For Mac OS X, there are three ways you can enable code . to open the current folder in Visual Studio Code.

For a fresh installation

Install Visual Studio Code through Homebrew

There is a way to install Visual Studio Code through Brew-Cask.

First, install Homebrew from here.
Now run the following command, and it will install the latest Visual Studio Code on your Mac.
```
brew cask install visual-studio-code
```

The above command should install Visual Studio Code and also set up the command-line calling of Visual Studio Code.

If the above steps don't work then you can do it manually. By following Microsoft Visual Studio Code documentation given here.

If Visual Studio Code is already installed

If Visual Studio Code is already installed then you don't have to reinstall it. You can follow any of the below two options.

Option 1: Update PATH in the Bash profile

Update your favorite Bash profile, such as ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc by exporting the app/bin path of the Visual Studio Code application. You can add the below export command to your favorite Bash profile.

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

Option 2: Using the Visual Studio Code Command Palette

We can run a shell command in the Visual Studio Code Command Palette too. To do so, we need to open the Command Palette via (⇧⌘P) and type "shell command" to find the shell command named as:

Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH

Press Enter to execute the above shell command.

That's it.

score 16 · Answer 11 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 20:27

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Here are the steps which I followed to make it work on Mac:

Install the "Shell" extension from Visual Studio Code:

Restart Visual Studio Code.

Press F1 when Visual Studio Code 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 the "which code" command will give you a proof the 'code' command is working now:

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Please review *[Why not upload images of code/errors when asking a question?](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/285551/)* (it is not only about questions), and take the appropriate action. Thanks in advance. – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 19:30

score 14 · Answer 12 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 19:37

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See Setting up Visual Studio Code

Tip: If you want to run Visual Studio Code from the terminal, append the following to your .bashrc file file:

code () {
if [[ $# = 0 ]]
then
    open -a "Visual Studio Code"
else
    [[ $1 = /* ]] && F="$1" || F="$PWD/${1#./}"
    open -a "Visual Studio Code" --args "$F"
fi
}

Then source ~/.bashrc

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Yes. The `source ~/.bashrc` is missing from the official docs. – Greg B May 06 '15 at 20:02

score 13 · Answer 13 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 18:13

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This works for me:

sudo ln -fs "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code" /usr/local/bin/

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*Why* does it work? What is the gist of it? An explanation would be in order. From [the Help Center](https://stackoverflow.com/help/promotion): *"...always explain why the solution you're presenting is appropriate and how it works"*. Please respond by [editing (changing) your answer](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/62679074/edit), not here in comments (***without*** "Edit:", "Update:", or similar - the answer should appear as if it was written today). – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 18:14
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I can't speak for OP, but a version of this worked for me because a `ls -lah /usr/local/bin` showed that `code` was in there and linked to a long directory path...that didn't exist. So I just deleted it and made a new link to the `/Application` folder path that *did* exist. Now when the shell looks for code in `/usr/local/bin`, it find it, and not a broken link. – Daniel Apr 16 '22 at 18:04

score 13 · Answer 14 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 20:26

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I tried this by following the documentation and it works for me:

Launch Visual Studio Code
Open the Command Palette (Cmd + Shift + P) and type 'shell command' to find

Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command
Restart terminal

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How is this different from [the accepted answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29955500/code-is-not-working-in-on-the-command-line-for-visual-studio-code-on-os-x-ma/39604469#39604469)? – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 20:41

score 11 · Answer 15 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 17:40

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It was quite simple to follow the documentation to install 'code' to PATH, but it didn't work.

I simply uninstalled it first and then installed it again.

Open the Command Palette (⇧⌘P)

Shell Command: Uninstall 'code' command in PATH command.

Then install it again.

Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

Restart your terminal to have the new PATH included.

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score 5 · Answer 16 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 19:23

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If you are using Visual Studio Code Insiders build:

code-insiders .

With regular Visual Studio Code:

code .

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Thanks a billion! ;D You have just saved the day! This answer should be on the very top :))) thanks! – Seven Oct 27 '21 at 17:56

score 4 · Answer 17 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 19:49

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

brew cask reinstall visual-studio-code

The path turned out to be:

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

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score 3 · Answer 18 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 19:34

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For that to work, there needs to be an executable named 'code' in your Bash path, which some installers add for you, but this one apparently did not.

The best way to do this could be to add a symbolic link to the Visual Studio Code application in your /usr/local/bin folder. You can do this by using a command like the following in your terminal.

ln -s "/Path/To/Visual Studio Code" "/usr/local/bin/code"

You will likely need to put sudo in front of that to have the permissions for it to complete successfully.

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"/Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron" should be the target – Rui Carneiro Nov 24 '15 at 09:04

score 2 · Answer 19 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 20:11

Mac OS X

Download Visual Studio Code for Mac OS X.
Double-click onVSCode-osx.zip to expand the contents.
Drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder, making it available in the Launchpad.
Add Visual Studio Code to your Dock by right-clicking on the icon and choosing Options, Keep in Dock.

Tip: If you want to run Visual Studio Code from the terminal, append the following to your ~/.bash_profile file (~/.zshrc in case you use Z shell (executable zsh)).

code () { VSCODE_CWD="$PWD" open -n -b "com.microsoft.VSCode" --args $* ;}

Now, you can simply type code . in any folder to start editing files in that folder.

score 1 · Answer 20 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 19:56

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If you have trouble using the Command Palette solution, you can manually add Visual Studio 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

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score 1 · Answer 21 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 20:09

Alternative to a command line 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 the '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 the 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 the '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 Visual Studio Code'. 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 Visual Studio Code' menu option.
Click on the 'Open with Visual Studio Code' menu option.
The folder should get open in the Visual Studio Code application. Check image below for more information.

score 1 · Answer 22 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 17:47

If this is happening on Linux Mint or Ubuntu, it is likely because you installed Visual Studio Code through the software manager. This will cause other problems during debugging. Instead install it using the .deb file on the Visual Studio Code website.

If you really want to use the software manager, the solution below still works:

Use find / -name code 2> /dev/null to find the path to the Visual Studio Code binary file. It should end in /extra/vscode/bin/code

If you're using the Linux Mint software manager, you might only find paths with a ridiculously long name in the middle like this:

".../stable/7a22830d9e8fbbdc9627e43e072005eef66c14d2a4dd19992427ef4de060186a/..."

Just replace the long part with "/active/"

Once you have it, create a symbolic link:

ln -s path_you_found/extra/vscode/bin/code /usr/local/bin/code

If you don't have the rights, or only want it to be accessible for yourself, simply add this line to your .bashrc or .zshrc file:

export PATH="$PATH:path_you_found/extra/vscode/bin/

Note that I removed the 'code' filename at the end.

Yes, but the question was about OS X/macOS. – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 17:52 — Peter Mortensen, Apr 01 '22 at 17:52

score 1 · Answer 23 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 18:07

If you are on Windows and facing the same problem, have a look at Inazense's answer, Visual Studio Code - "Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.".

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.

Open Environment Variables (System → Advanced system settings → Advanced tab → Environment variables). In system variables, click on Path and click Edit and add a new path named:

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

Now you are done! Restart the command prompt and try again.

Yes, but the question is about OS X/macOS. – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 18:09 — Peter Mortensen, Apr 01 '22 at 18:09

score 1 · Answer 24 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 19:32

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I was having the same problem. I had to add Visual Studio Code to my applications folder. It worked without editing a file.

Open the Applications folder
Search for Visual Studio Code in your search
Drag Visual Studio Code to the Applications folder

This will work for you.

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score 0 · Answer 25 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 17:58

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Define the path of the Visual Studio Code in your ~/.bash_profile file as follows:

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

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answered Apr 02 '19 at 10:34

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score 0 · Answer 26 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 18:12

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It might be possible that you have not installed Visual Studio Code in your system. So, please install it first. the command is here -

sudo snap install --classic code

Details are available here.

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score 0 · Answer 27 · edited Apr 29 '22 at 20:15

I've tried the "Install add code" command to PATH with Visual Studio Code's command panel, but it's disabled after restarting Bash. If you want it be consolidated, just create a code file in your PATH; I create a code file in usr/local/bin and add

#!/usr/bin/env bash
function realpath() { python -c "import os,sys;print(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[1]))" "$0"; }
CONTENTS="/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents"
ELECTRON="$CONTENTS/MacOS/Electron"
CLI="$CONTENTS/Resources/app/out/cli.js"
ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 "$ELECTRON" "$CLI" "$@"
exit $?

Just replace this CONTENTS with your Visual Studio Code's installed path. And don't forget make it executable with chmod +x /usr/local/bin/code.

score 0 · Answer 28 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 19:39

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Note: with Code Insiders for Visual Studio Code 1.58 (June 2021), you have Microsoft/Visual Studio Code issue 126702 (on Windows, but also Mac).

code-insiders . is not opening the current directory. It opens the path to code insiders instead.

This has been fixed.

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score 0 · Answer 29 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 19:43

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In Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa):

# Symbolic link the bin command to /usr/bin
rm -f /usr/bin/code
ln -s /usr/share/code/bin/code /usr/bin/code

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answered Jul 05 '21 at 14:10

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What do you mean by "bin command"? E.g., is "bin" literal? – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 19:43
An explanation would be in order. E.g., what is the idea/gist? From [the Help Center](https://stackoverflow.com/help/promotion): *"...always explain why the solution you're presenting is appropriate and how it works"*. Please respond by [editing (changing) your answer](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/68257584/edit), not here in comments (***without*** "Edit:", "Update:", or similar - the answer should appear as if it was written today). – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 19:44

score 0 · Answer 30 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 20:05

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For macOS, search for the Visual Studio Code application. For example, it was in my Downloads section.

Now copy that to the Applications folder and then run the following commands.

Open terminal and type vi ~/.zshrc
Add this line at the end (if not empty) export PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin"
Press Command + Q (in short, quit the terminal)
Again open up the terminal and go to the Git code folders

You are all sorted now.

edited Apr 01 '22 at 20:05

Peter Mortensen

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answered Jul 17 '21 at 11:12

MOHIT TEVATIA

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What is the *"Downloads section"*? The web browser's download folder? Or something Mac-specific? – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 20:07

score -1 · Answer 31 · edited Apr 01 '22 at 20:15

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It's simple. Just type this on your terminal. You can use the first or the second command:

cat << EOF >> ~/.bash_profile
export PATH="\$PATH:/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin"
EOF

Then press Enter.

But, since Z shell became the default shell in macOS Catalina, run the following commands to add Visual Studio Code to your path:

cat << EOF >> ~/.zprofile
export PATH="\$PATH:/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin"
EOF

I used the latest command, and it worked for me.

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answered Jul 29 '21 at 04:47

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Why not `echo "...." >> ~/.zprofile` (or the equivalent with `printf`)? – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 20:19
The part starting with "`cat << EOF >> ~/.bash_profile`" is an *exact* copy from *[Visual Studio Code on macOS, section "Alternative manual instructions"](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac#_launching-from-the-command-line)*, without attribution. – Peter Mortensen Apr 01 '22 at 20:45

"code ." is not working in on the command line for Visual Studio Code on OS X/Mac

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1. Make sure you drag the Visual Studio Code application into the Applications folder

2. Next, open Visual Studio Code

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