Command-line tool

code-cli

brew/code-cli

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Command-line interface built-in Visual Studio Code

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install code-cli

Linux

brew install code-cli

Start Visual Studio Code

code

Open specific files/directories

code path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

Compare two specific files

code -d path/to/file1 path/to/file2

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