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iMac ~ % brew install visual-studio-code

Running `brew update --auto-update`…

Usage: code [options][paths…]

To read from stdin, append '-' (e.g. 'ps aux ]] | grep code | character]> Open a file at the path on the specified line and character position. -n --new-window Force to open a new window. -r --reuse-window Force to open a file or folder in an already opened window. -w --wait Wait for the files to be closed before returning. --locale <locale> The locale to use (e.g. en-US or zh-TW). --user-data-dir <dir> Specifies the directory that user data is kept in. Can be used to open multiple distinct instances of Code. --profile <settingsProfileName> Opens the provided folder or workspace with the given profile and associates the profile with the workspace. If the profile does not exist, a new empty one is created. A folder or workspace must be provided for the profile to take effect. -h --help Print usage. Extensions Management --extensions-dir <dir> Set the root path for extensions. --[[list-extensions List the installed extensions.

 --show-versions                     Show versions of installed extensions,
                                     when using --list-extensions.
 --category                Filters installed extensions by provided
                                     category, when using --list-extensions.
 --install-extension  Installs or updates an extension. The
                                     argument is either an extension id or a
                                     path to a VSIX. The identifier of an
                                     extension is '${publisher}.${name}'. Use
                                     '--force' argument to update to latest
                                     version. To install a specific version
                                     provide '@${version}'. For example:
                                     'vscode.csharp@1.2.3'.
 --pre-release                       Installs the pre-release version of the
                                     extension, when using
                                     --install-extension
 --uninstall-extension       Uninstalls an extension.
 --enable-proposed-api       Enables proposed API features for
                                     extensions. Can receive one or more
                                     extension IDs to enable individually.

Troubleshooting

 -v --version                    Print version.
 --verbose                       Print verbose output (implies --wait).
 --log                    Log level to use. Default is 'info'. Allowed
                                 values are 'critical', 'error', 'warn',
                                 'info', 'debug', 'trace', 'off'. You can
                                 also configure the log level of an extension
                                 by passing extension id and log level in the
                                 following format:
                                 '${publisher}.${name}:${logLevel}'. For
                                 example: 'vscode.csharp:trace'. Can receive
                                 one or more such entries.
 -s --status                     Print process usage and diagnostics
                                 information.
 --prof-startup                  Run CPU profiler during startup.
 --disable-extensions            Disable all installed extensions.
 --disable-extension     Disable an extension.
 --sync                Turn sync on or off.
 --inspect-extensions      Allow debugging and profiling of extensions.
                                 Check the developer tools for the connection
                                 URI.
 --inspect-brk-extensions  Allow debugging and profiling of extensions
                                 with the extension host being paused after
                                 start. Check the developer tools for the
                                 connection URI.
 --disable-gpu                   Disable GPU hardware acceleration.
 --max-memory            Max memory size for a window (in Mbytes).
 --telemetry                     Shows all telemetry events which VS code
                                 collects.

Subcommands

 tunnel       Make the current machine accessible from vscode.dev or other
              machines through a secure tunnel
              

(navbar_visual_studio_code - see also navbar_visual_studio)