Running npm command within Visual Studio Code

You can run npm commands directly in terminal (ctrl + `). Make sure that terminal has cmd.exe as the shell selected.

You can default cmd.exe as your shell by following these steps.

1. ctrl+Shift+p
2. Type > Select Default Shell + Enter
3. Select > Command Prompt ...cmd.exe
4. Restart VS Code.

Install

• Ctrl+P, write ext install npm script runner
• Restart VS Code

Use (two ways)

• Ctrl+R Shift+R
• Ctrl+P, write >npm, select run script, select the desired task

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Update: Since version 1.3 Visual Studio Code has integrated terminal. To open it, use any of these methods:

• Use the Ctrl+` keyboard shortcut.
• Use the View | Toggle Integrated Terminal menu command.
• From the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), use the View:Toggle Integrated Terminal command.