Command-line tool

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

cask/visual-studio-code

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Open-source code editor developer-tools editor

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode -e

macOS

brew install --cask visual-studio-code

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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