Prevent Collapsing Empty Nested Folder

• Settings > Compact Folders > Uncheck

Select default executable shell

Useful if running Jest test inline results in error

• confirm the path of your zsh executable

which zsh

Open Command Palette

cmd + shift + p

Terminal: Select Default Shell

• See the list of available shells and select one

Configure to open VSCode from shell

Why Launch from CLI

VSCode inherits all of your env from from that CLI session

How to Configure launch from CLI

You must enable Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH in command palette first

# open `pwd` in vsc
code .

# open specified file
vscode://file//Users/local_user_name/project_name/file_name.txt:123:45

MacOS PATH to enable code command when above does not work

export PATH="$PATH:/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin"