code . is not recognized as an internal or external command

baj9032 picture baj9032 · Oct 9, 2017 · Viewed 56.7k times · Source

I want to open directory using cmd in visual studio code but its give me error in cmd. So, What setting is require for that?

I have performed below command

D:\RND>code .

Answer

d.moncada picture d.moncada · Oct 9, 2017

It needs to be setup so that Code is found in your PATH. If you're on a mac system, do the following (for windows systems, read below):

  1. Launch VS Code
  2. Open up command palette (press F1) and type shell command to find Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.
  3. Restart terminal

VSCode screen capture

If you're on Windows, you can also set the PATH manually by adding:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\bin

to your PATH environment variable.

  1. Open command prompt
  2. type setx path "%path%;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\bin"
  3. Restart terminal

Update: If you're on Windows 10 and VSCode 1.47.2 and above, the new PATH has to be set to:

C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin