code

TLDR

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 --diff [path/to/file1] [path/to/file2]

Open specific files/directories in a new window

$ code --new-window [path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...]

Install/uninstall a specific extension

$ code --[install|uninstall]-extension [publisher.extension]

Print installed extensions

$ code --list-extensions

Print installed extensions with their versions

$ code --list-extensions --show-versions

Start the editor as a superuser (root) while storing user data in a specific directory

$ sudo code --user-data-dir [path/to/directory]