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MacOS Context Menu - Open in Visual Studio Code
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# Open in Visual Studio Code
- Open Automator
- Create a new document
- Select Quick Action
- Set “Service receives selected” to `files or folders` in `any application`
- Add a `Run Shell Script` action
- your default shell should already be selected, otherwise use `/bin/zsh` for macOS 10.15 (”Catalina”) or later
- older versions of macOS use `/bin/bash`
- if you're using something else, you probably know what to do :wink:
- Set the script action to the following
```
for f in "$@"; do
open -a 'Visual Studio Code' "$@"
done
```
- Set “Pass input” to `as arguments`
- Save as `Open in Visual Studio Code`
# Keyboard Shortcuts
You can assign a global shortcut to run the services we just created
- Open “System Preferences”
- Select “Keyboard” then the “Shortcuts” tab
- In the left pane, click on “Services”
- In the right pane, scroll to “Files and Folders”
- Select “Open in Visual Studio Code” click “add shortcut”
- Select a shortcut
# Edit Context Menu items
You might want to rename or edit the items we just created
- Activate Finder
- Click on “Finder” in the Apple menu, select “Services” then “Services Preferences”
- In the right pane, scroll to “Files and Folders” and scroll to the item you want to edit
- Right click the item and select “Open in Visual Studio Code”
- Edit and save
Alternatively, you can edit the workflow (e.g. `~/Library/Services/Open in Visual Studio Code.workflow`) in your preferred text editor
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