How to Fix: "code ." is not working in on the command line for Visual Studio Code on OS X/Mac
The issue is that the code command is not in your system's PATH environment variable. To fix this, you can add the path to the Visual Studio Code executable to your system's PATH variable.
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The issue you're experiencing is due to the fact that the code . command is not a standard Unix command. When you run this command, it's trying to execute a shell script with the same name as your current directory, which doesn't exist.
🚀 How to Resolve This Issue
Method 1: Alias Command
- Step 1: Open your terminal and run the following command to create an alias for the Visual Studio Code command:
Method 2: Add Path Variable
- Step 1: Open your terminal and run the following command to add the path to the Visual Studio Code executable to your system's PATH variable:
💡 Conclusion
By following these methods, you should be able to resolve the issue and run the code . command successfully in your OS X terminal.
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