CODEWITHSUNDEEP
windowsvisual-studio-code
Severin Pappadeux
Severin Pappadeux

Reputation: 20130

VSCode open file to be locked?

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is it possible to have file locked when opened by VSCode ?

any extensions?

so if I check file by handle64 from sysinternals, it will tell me something like

> handle64.exe -a c:\XXX.txt

code.exe pid: 123 type: File c:\XXX.txt

Windows solution would be fine, cross-platform would be the best

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1113

Answers (1)

Burt_Harris
Burt_Harris

Reputation: 6874

The Windows-specific file API (CreateFile) has a number of access and sharing options, so yes, technically it would be possible. But that doesn't mean it would be desirable. There are a number of use-cases where it is quite desirable to allow another process to read, change or delete a file while it is "open" (really visible) in vscode.

I put "open" in quotes because to achieve the behavior it currently has, vscode probably closes the file as soon as it's done reading it, intentionally avoiding the sort of behavior you seem to be asking for. Since your question deals with a specific solution, rather than the problem motivating you, it's hard to provide more detail.

Upvotes: 2

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