how to open vs code from terminal code example

Example 1: open visual studio code from terminal mac

#Add Bash alias in .bash_profile ?
$ alias code="open -a /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app"

#Open Visual Studio Code by command
$ code .

Example 2: open vscode in terminal sudo

sudo code --user-data-dir="~/.vscode-root"

Example 3: install code command on mac

Open VCode
press CMD + SHIFT + P
type 'shell command' 
select 'Install code command in path'
navigate to any project from the terminal and type 'code .'

Example 4: open vscode from terminal mac

open Visual Studio Code 
press Cmd+shift+p
search for ``Shell command: install 'code' command in PATH.`` and click it
works in terminal
#Open Visual Studio Code by command
$ code .

Example 5: install code . path in mac

cat << EOF >> ~/.zshrc
# Add Visual Studio Code (code)
export PATH="/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin:$PATH"
EOF

Example 6: mac open vs code from terminal

$ alias code="open -a /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app"

#Open Visual Studio Code by command
$ code .

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