VS Code WSL

Visual Studio Code integration with WSL

Quick summary

The bootstrapper does NOT install VS Code in Linux. Instead, install VS Code on Windows with the "Remote -- WSL" extension to get the code command available in your WSL terminal. VS Code then connects to WSL seamlessly for editing Linux files.

Common tasks

Basic Usage

code .

Basic Usage

code file.rs

Basic Usage

code --list-extensions

Basic Usage

code --install-extension rust-lang.rust-analyzer

What is it?

The bootstrapper does NOT install VS Code in Linux. Instead, install VS Code on Windows with the "Remote -- WSL" extension to get the code command available in your WSL terminal. VS Code then connects to WSL seamlessly for editing Linux files.

Basic Usage

Open current folder:

$code .

Open a file:

$code file.rs

Manage extensions:

$code --list-extensions
$code --install-extension rust-lang.rust-analyzer

Tips

▶ Install extensions from the WSL terminal with code --install-extension.
▶ Keyboard shortcuts and settings sync automatically between Windows and WSL when you sign in with your GitHub account.
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