How can you open a directory/entire folder in Visual Studio Code using command line?

Question

Is there a way to open a folder/directory from git bash/shell emulator? I know you can use 'start' then the file name to open one file, but is there a way to open the entire folder?

Edit: If you're trying to open an entire folder with Visual Studio Code (which is what I was trying to do), follow these steps:

1. Navigate inside the folder in git bash.
2. Then run the command: code . --new-window
3. Your project with all files in that folder should open in a new Visual Studio Code window.

Answer 1

Haven't used "Git Bash"... I assume it is a bash shell emulator. If so, try:

cd <folder>

cd stands for Change Directory.

To open the current folder, try:

start .

The '.' is the current folder. To open in VS Code try:

code .

code CLI needs to be installed. More info on use here.

Answer 2

I use this alias in my ~/.bashrc to mirror the open functionality I miss from OSX:

function open() {
    # if argument != '.', open full-path to argument
    [ "$@" = '.' ] && dir_path="." || dir_path=$(realpath "$@")
    start $dir_path
}

You can use it to open relative paths to directories: open /relativeDirectory

Here's the same code in an easier to read manner:

function open() {
    arg="$@"
    dir_path=$(realpath $arg)
    if [ "$arg" = '.' ]; then
      dir_path="."
    fi
    start $dir_path
}