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  1. backnotprop created this gist Jun 20, 2025.
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    #!/usr/bin/env bash
    # File: vscode — tiny wrapper around the official `code` CLI
    # Usage:
    # vscode open <file>
    # vscode diff <left> <right> [title]
    # vscode cmd <commandId> [jsonArgs]

    set -euo pipefail
    sub=${1:-}; shift || true

    case "$sub" in
    open)
    [[ $# -eq 1 ]] || { echo "open: need <file>" >&2; exit 1; }
    exec code --reuse-window "$1"
    ;;
    diff)
    [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || { echo "diff: need <left> <right> [title]" >&2; exit 1; }
    left=$1 right=$2 title=${3:-}
    exec code --diff "$left" "$right" ${title:+--title "$title"} --reuse-window
    ;;
    cmd)
    [[ $# -ge 1 ]] || { echo "cmd: need <commandId> [jsonArgs]" >&2; exit 1; }
    cmdId=$1; shift || true
    # any remaining arg is passed as JSON string to the command
    exec code --command "$cmdId" ${1:+"$1"} --reuse-window
    ;;
    *)
    cat <<EOF >&2
    usage: vscode {open|diff|cmd} [...]
    open <file> – open file in current VS Code window
    diff <left> <right> [t] – side-by-side diff
    cmd <commandId> [json] – run arbitrary VS Code command
    EOF
    exit 1
    ;;
    esac