Basics of Visual Studio Code
satya - 3/30/2018, 4:15:52 PM
Basics of Visual Studio Code
Basics of Visual Studio Code
satya - 3/30/2018, 4:55:16 PM
Folder seems to be equivalent to a project in IDEs like ecliplse
Folder seems to be equivalent to a project in IDEs like ecliplse
satya - 3/30/2018, 4:55:58 PM
Opened files will show up in the "opened editors"
Opened files will show up in the "opened editors"
satya - 3/30/2018, 4:56:35 PM
A folder can contain any type of file unlike IDEs
A folder can contain any type of file unlike IDEs
satya - 3/30/2018, 4:56:58 PM
You can access a command line terminal from the editor itself
You can access a command line terminal from the editor itself
satya - 3/30/2018, 4:57:36 PM
Clicking on the folder in vscode can take you to the actual folder on the hard drive
reveal folder option
satya - 3/30/2018, 4:59:40 PM
You can do this
settings
.vscode
settings.json
satya - 3/30/2018, 5:00:42 PM
Compiling
done through "configure tasks"
.vscode
tasks.json
satya - 3/30/2018, 5:22:38 PM
Strange: Disappearing folders in vscode explorer view
Accidentally you may have
Right clicked on a folder
turn off open editors
That will seem to take off the folders from the view
//to undo
Right click on Explo...
Choose open editors
That will show folders again
//Strange
satya - 5/7/2018, 1:17:48 PM
how to clone a git repo in vscode?
how to clone a git repo in vscode?
satya - 5/7/2018, 5:15:14 PM
How do I unopen a folder in vscode?
How do I unopen a folder in vscode?
satya - 5/7/2018, 5:16:03 PM
How to close or remove an open folder in vscode?
How to close or remove an open folder in vscode?
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satya - 5/7/2018, 5:17:13 PM
There are no active source control providers in vscode
There are no active source control providers in vscode
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satya - 5/7/2018, 5:26:20 PM
This seem to be related to work spaces!!!
This seem to be related to work spaces!!!
satya - 5/7/2018, 5:26:41 PM
what are vscode workspaces?
what are vscode workspaces?
satya - 5/7/2018, 6:01:07 PM
vscode and git credential manager
vscode and git credential manager
satya - 5/7/2018, 6:31:29 PM
Git Extension Pack Vscode
Git Extension Pack Vscode
satya - 5/8/2018, 11:36:35 AM
How to customize command lines in vscode?
How to customize command lines in vscode?
satya - 5/8/2018, 5:38:31 PM
What is a vscode workspace?
A workspace is a collection of folders
You can open a folder in the context of a work space. In other words you can "add folder to a work space"
Or you can open a folder that is outside of any work space
You can open and close a work space
If you "add folder to a workspace" and there is no work space in place, it opens an untitled workspace
You can do a save as on a workspace
You can open a workspace later using the saved workspaces
A work space details is kept in a file with an extension of .workspace
Settings can be overridden at a) global level - user b) work space level c) folder level
Folders that are open without a work space are then by extension in the default or nameless work space
What I know so far!
satya - 5/8/2018, 5:49:39 PM
Whats up with command line confusion?
My goal here is how to run an integrated terminal that has all the right paths set to run a node.js command. This means running a .bat or a .cmd file when the integrated command line opens. I also want to have the option to run a git command line in the same work space and want to have that option.
This is commonly referred to as "integrated terminal"
There appears to be complex semantics around this beast
Out of the box one can set this command line experience to be either the standard cmd.exe or a powershell. But not both (I think!)
There is an extension called "Shell Launcher" that will provide the ability to have multiple options such as a) node shell b) bash shell c) power shell etc.
There is something called a "Command Palette" in vscode where these shells are exposed to be kicked off.
I have briefly also installed "Start Any Shell" extension. But this appears to be for external shells and not the integrated kind.
I was not able to pass command line arguments to these shells that allows me to set the paths needed for say a node command line.
However I was able to directly set the command pointing to a .bat file that seem to have done the trick
I would like to play with the args explicitly to see if that works instead!
satya - 5/8/2018, 5:50:19 PM
Here start launcher configuration
{
"shellLauncher.shells.linux": [
{
"shell": "bash",
"args": ["-l"],
"label": "bash login shell"
}
]
}
satya - 5/8/2018, 5:52:59 PM
Here is what I have
// A list of shell configurations for Windows
"shellLauncher.shells.windows": [
{
"shell": "C:\\satya\\i\\node\\nodevars.bat",
"label": "Node Cmd Shell Launcher"
}
]
The nodevars.bat is typically would have been invoked from the windows start menu as
C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe /k C:\\satya\\i\\node\\nodevars.bat
I wonder what the difference is by employing the shortcut I used! wonder if the same thing can be accomplished via args params.
satya - 5/8/2018, 5:53:57 PM
Here is how the shell launcher documents its defaults for windows
// A list of shell configurations for Windows
"shellLauncher.shells.windows": [
{
"shell": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe",
"label": "cmd"
},
{
"shell": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe",
"label": "PowerShell"
},
{
"shell": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe",
"label": "Git bash"
},
{
"shell": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\bash.exe",
"label": "WSL Bash"
}
]
satya - 5/8/2018, 6:00:44 PM
Example of a work space
satya - 5/8/2018, 6:03:12 PM
Invoking from command palette using Shell Launcher
See the description show up
satya - 5/8/2018, 6:04:46 PM
Here is getting to the shell launcher
Once it is picked, hopefully it shows at the top.
satya - 5/8/2018, 6:05:53 PM
You can get to the command palette above
Menu/View/Command palette
Or
Ctrl+shift+p
For me the later keys are already intercepted by another program on my computer! I have to find a better combination!
satya - 5/8/2018, 6:14:39 PM
how do i know where workspace file is located in vscode?
how do i know where workspace file is located in vscode?
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satya - 5/9/2018, 3:15:09 PM
Integrated command line or corresponding extensions really suck
Really nothing worked
Even the .bat or .cmd files as a target didn't work too well
So I just used the native without extensions
At least the native one opens up the command line at the right directly, which is half the battle
Then I created c:\satya\utils\set-node-env.cmd and set-git-env.cmd etc which I execute manually once.
satya - 5/9/2018, 3:18:22 PM
Here is the util batch file looks like
@rem *******************************************
@rem * call to a batch file to setup node env variables
@rem * This batch file came with node installation
@rem * This is what node install sets up as "Node commandline"
@rem *
@rem * location: c:\satya\data\codebase\utils
@rem * This location is added to the system path
@rem * in the environmental variables.
@rem *******************************************
c:\satya\i\node\nodevars.bat
satya - 5/9/2018, 3:18:44 PM
What a waste of time!!! with these terminal extensions :(
What a waste of time!!! with these terminal extensions :(
satya - 5/10/2018, 2:52:27 PM
Here is my high level picture of VSCode
satya - 5/24/2019, 5:39:02 PM
I seem to have this
workspace .workspace in a diff directory
many source folders opened underneath
folder1
folder2
.git
folder3
It seem to work. But I am getting odd results. Any thing I want to git must be under "folder2". How is the workspace and git source control related in git. I need to get a better handle on this
satya - 5/24/2019, 5:41:21 PM
GitHub Vscode workspaces
GitHub Vscode workspaces
satya - 5/24/2019, 5:45:06 PM
Git repos and vscode workspaces
Git repos and vscode workspaces
satya - 5/24/2019, 5:53:55 PM
How do I initialize a workspace in vscode with github repo?
How do I initialize a workspace in vscode with github repo?
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satya - 10/11/2019, 2:32:04 PM
How do I clone a repo with gitlens in vscode?
How do I clone a repo with gitlens in vscode?
satya - 10/11/2019, 3:07:25 PM
How to unhide .git directory in vscode?
How to unhide .git directory in vscode?
satya - 10/11/2019, 3:16:57 PM
In default settings you see this
"files.exclude": {
"**/.git": true,
"**/.svn": true,
"**/.hg": true,
"**/.DS_Store": true
}
satya - 10/11/2019, 3:17:17 PM
You need to do this in user settings
"files.exclude": {
"**/.git": false
}
satya - 10/11/2019, 3:17:33 PM
It will not work if you do this in workspace settings...fyi
It will not work if you do this in workspace settings...fyi
satya - 10/11/2019, 4:20:41 PM
Here is what the .git\config looks like when a repo is cloned
[core]
repositoryformatversion = 0
filemode = false
bare = false
logallrefupdates = true
symlinks = false
ignorecase = true
[remote "origin"]
url = https://github.com/pjiwe/Big-Data-Collab
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
[branch "master"]
remote = origin
merge = refs/heads/master
satya - 10/11/2019, 4:22:49 PM
How best to clone in vscode a repo
Go to command palette (ctrl-shift-p)
type: git
choose: git: clone
You will be prompted for repo URL
you will be prompted for a local directory
Vscode will ask you in the end to add that folder to the current workspace if you choose.
This is a much better option than doing a git init on a folder and starting from there
satya - 10/11/2019, 5:39:09 PM
Yes you can have multiple repos under the same workspace
workspace .workspace in a diff directory
many source folders opened underneath
//repo 1 root folder
folder1
.git
//repo 2 root folder
folder2
.git
//some untracked root folder
folder3
satya - 1/17/2020, 3:15:39 PM
Further notes on git:clone
1. It uses the name of the repo on the server as a directory name. Let me call it "abc-repo"
2. It then asks a root directory name to place that folder under. Exmaple "some-root"
3. The created repo directory on local will be "some-root\abc-repo"
4. Once created you can change the directory names if you like.
5. If you change directory names VSCode will loose track of the previous folder that was attached to the workspace. You will then need to remove the old folder and attach the new folder.
satya - 1/17/2020, 3:16:54 PM
May be a good naming standards will be
c:\repos -- root directory
\some-code1-repo\other code directories
\some-code2-repo\other code directories
satya - 3/7/2020, 12:51:18 PM
why does vscode shows only one opened file in the top tab
why does vscode shows only one opened file in the top tab
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satya - 3/7/2020, 12:56:51 PM
Here is some discussion on this preview vs you actually want to open that file
Here is some discussion on this preview vs you actually want to open that file
satya - 3/7/2020, 12:57:10 PM
Short approach for me for now
dbl click to keep it open
single click to preview
satya - 3/7/2020, 1:21:56 PM
Behavior is still odd with single click
with single click sometimes files stick around and sometimes not
satya - 4/10/2020, 5:48:41 PM
How do I navigate to a folder quickly in vscode?
How do I navigate to a folder quickly in vscode?
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satya - 1/17/2024, 7:33:44 AM
Changing mode
satya - 1/17/2024, 7:35:21 AM
Otherways
satya - 1/17/2024, 10:45:19 AM
Default workspace behavior in vscode
satya - 1/17/2024, 10:45:47 AM
How do I close a workspace?
satya - 1/17/2024, 10:46:41 AM
How do I create a new workspace?
satya - 1/20/2024, 3:33:00 PM
Credential manager
satya - 2/6/2024, 7:40:15 PM
Intellisense
satya - 2/6/2024, 8:22:04 PM
More pylance crap