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Creating a symlink for visual studio code on mac os x el capitan
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b-rucel commented Oct 31, 2019

@bneutra what about changing the name ? "code" is too generic, i would prefer "vscode"

You can create symlink to the bin
sudo ln -s /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code /usr/local/bin/vscode

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

@bneutra what about changing the name ? "code" is too generic, i would prefer "vscode"

You can create symlink to the bin
sudo ln -s /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code /usr/local/bin/vscode

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

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Hi Guys, there is a better more standard way to do this now using the command palette.

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raghav4 commented Mar 10, 2020

Hi Guys, there is a better more standard way to do this now using the command palette.

What is it? @bangonkali?

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@raghav4 Mac Windows see the section where path is mentioned.

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elitenomad commented Mar 9, 2021 •
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I think best way is to use command palette in the vscode

For this to work a symbolic link file named code must be created in the /usr/local/bin folder:

Start Visual Studio Code:

Open the Command Palette(⇧⌘P) and type shell command 
find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command. Click Enter...
Adds a soft link to /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code and places it in /usr/local/bin

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