vscode code 命令失效的解决办法

How to install Visual Studio Code's `code` command permanently?

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I just followed the top-voted answer here and successfully installed Visual Studio Code's code command in my terminal.

However, the code command fails to launch Visual Studio Code every time after I restart my MacBook Pro.

~ code
zsh: command not found: code

Is it possible to install code permanently so that I don't have to install it every time I turn on my MacBook Pro?

~ where code
/usr/local/bin/code

~ ls -l /usr/local/bin/code
lrwxr-xr-x  1 myName  admin  167 Aug  5 13:41 /usr/local/bin/code -> /private/var/folders/bh/525lnbns1213cx2651s97my00000gp/T/AppTranslocation/EA379FC4-05D2-4739-BE49-1D8870E47B8A/d/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code

I also find out that the folder EA379FC4-05D2-4739-BE49-1D8870E47B8A get deleted after I restart my laptop.

This is the reason that I cannot run code after the laptop is restarted.

Why is code installed in a temporary folder?

My MacBook Pro's version is macOS Sierra version 10.12.6

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asked Aug 5 '17 at 6:11

 

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• Simplest solution i found is here stackoverflow.com/a/39604469/5650332 – Sunil Kumar Singh Nov 9 '20 at 0:24

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Looks like your whole Visual Studio got installed in a temporary folder.

• Remove the current link with sudo rm /usr/local/bin/code

• Start Visual Studio from within /Applications

• Reinstall code as described in https://stackoverflow.com/a/29971430:

  Now open the Command Palette (F1 or ⇧⌘P on Mac) and type shell command to find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

If it still doesn't work you can also link manually by running

sudo ln -fs "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code" /usr/local/bin/

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edited Jun 15 '20 at 8:04

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answered Aug 5 '17 at 6:29

 

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  Thank you. The solution works. I found that my Visual Studio Code.app was in Downloads folder. The code command is installed in /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code after I dragged it to Applications folder. – Brian Aug 5 '17 at 6:43 

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  Moving VSCode from /Downloads to /Applications and re-running the VSCode pallette command did the trick for me too. – Lauren Aug 8 '18 at 21:54

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If you're on Mac OS Catalina, you need to edit your .zprofile instead of .bash_profile.

1. Edit your ~/.zprofile file: vim ~/.zprofile
2. Add the following code in it, on it's own line: code () { VSCODE_CWD="$PWD" open -n -b "com.microsoft.VSCode" --args $* ;}
3. Save the file: :wq
4. Re-run the updated file: source ~/.zprofile.
5. Test that running code . opens your current folder in VS Code!

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answered Nov 13 '19 at 21:14

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OK, it seems "ln" command not work for me (I use this command set up sublime text). But I got an another solution.

1. edit your ~/.bash_profile file.

2. add the following code in it. code () { VSCODE_CWD="$PWD" open -n -b "com.microsoft.VSCode" --args $* ;}

3. after save. do not forget to run source ~/.bash_profile.

4. Finished and test it, type code

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edited May 5 '18 at 2:20

 

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answered May 5 '18 at 2:00

 

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• For zsh, we probably want to edit .zshrc instead of .bash_profile, though. That way, we don't need to source ~/.bash_profile each time we need the settings... – Richard Ambler Dec 1 '19 at 14:07

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GOOD TO KNOW:
Since Catalina update, MacOS uses zsh bash environment by default*
*Resource about zsh and terminal

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH:
Personnal settup: currently using macOS with Catalina:

• bash file & location: .zshrc, ~/.zshrc

• .zshrc existance: ls -la > and look for .zshrc file

  • if no .zshrc file: touch .zshrc

• open & write –– alias code="open -a 'Visual Studio Code'".
  Which will behave like what Monomeeth mentioned above:
  opens your VSCode from your folder Applications.

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answered Mar 24 '20 at 20:16

 

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One thing I noticed was that my Visual Studio Code.app was in Downloads/, not Applications/.

If this is the case, run mv /Users/moi/Downloads/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app /Applications and try again!

Good luck

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answered May 29 '20 at 14:57