Visual Studio Code

Chen Weixiang @ Oct 04, 2022 | TAG: Tools

This article introduces some useful configurations of Visual Studio Code.

Enable Command Center

Right click on Menu Bar and select Command Center to enable it:

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Open User Settings (JSON)

Press Ctrl + Shift + P, then input Open User Settings (JSON), and open the JSON settings:

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Export / Import Settings Profiles

In Command Center, input > export and select Settings Profiles: Export... to export current settings to specified file:

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In Command Center, input > import and select Settings Profiles: Import... to import settings from specified file:

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Show Line Numbers in Search Results

Select Settings > Search > Show Line Numbers:

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Disable Error Squiggles

Set Settings > C/C++ > C_Cpp: Error Squiggles to Disabled:

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Search

Use Show Search Modes... in right side of Command Center:

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to:

Options	Comments
`... Go to File`	Search specified file
`: Go to Line/Column`	Go to specified line in current file
`@ Go to Symbol in Editor`	Search specified symbol in current file
`# Go to Symbol in Workspace`	Search specified symbol in workspace

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Search in current file:

Ctrl + F, then input keywords
Select keywords in current file, then Ctrl + F

Search in workspace:

Ctrl + Shift + F, then input keywords
Select keywords in current file, then Ctrl + Shift + F
Select keywords in current file, then select Find All References in right-click menu

Seach: Exclude

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VSCode Remote-SSH

VSCode Remote-SSH from Windows to Linux Server:

1st, generate id_isa_<XXX> and id_isa_<XXX>.pub on Windows by executing the following commands in MobaXterm:

ssh-keygen -t rsa

2nd, copy the files id_isa_<XXX> and id_isa_<XXX>.pub to the folder C:\User\<Your-Account-on-Windows>\.ssh\ on Windows.

3rd, change properties of the file id_isa_<XXX> on Windows. That’s, keep your accout only in Group or user names field:

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4th, copy content of the file id_isa_<XXX>.pub from Windows to the file /home/<Your-Account-on-Linux-Server>/.ssh/authorized_keys on Linux server.

5th, install VSCode extension Remote-SSH on Windows.

6th, add VSCode SSH configuration file C:\User\<Your-Account-on-Windows>\.ssh\config on Windows:

Host <Linux-Server-Name>
  HostName <Linux-Server-IP>
  User <Your-Account-on-Linux-Server>
  PreferredAuthentications publickey
  IdentityFile "C:\User\<Your-Account-on-Windows>\.ssh\id_rsa_XXX"

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7th, to move the folder remote.SSH.serverInstallPath on a larger disk on Linux server, set it in VSCode settings remote.SSH.serverInstallPath on Windows:

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