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DavidA
DavidA

Reputation: 2359

How to open multiples files in one Code instance from command line?

If I open a file in Visual Studio Code from the command line or from within File Explorer, each file will open in a separate Code instance. Is there a way to make them all open in the same instance? I.e. add them all to the 'Working Files' list?

Upvotes: 44

Views: 12631

Answers (3)

Benjamin Pasero
Benjamin Pasero

Reputation: 123716

Upcoming version will have a new option files.openInNewWindow which you can set to off to always open files into the last active instance. This is then identical to starting VS Code with the -r option but is much nicer to use (e.g. when you open a file from the desktop).

Update for our VS Code 1.0 release:

The setting is available as window.openFilesInNewWindow

Upvotes: 50

Brocco
Brocco

Reputation: 64843

You can use the command line option of -r or --reuse-window to assure it opens in the last active VS Code window

You can review the other options here

Upvotes: 12

Wosi
Wosi

Reputation: 45153

code Folder1/File1.txt Folder2/File2.java Folder3/File3.css

This command opens three files in one instance of the editor. All files are going to be added to the working files list. This even works with much more files in the parameter list.

Upvotes: 3

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