Copy Code as Markdown is a VS Code extension that lets you quickly copy the content of a file or folder as a Markdown-formatted snippet directly to your clipboard. Perfect for documentation, code sharing, and saving project notes in Markdown!
✨ Features
📄 Copy File Content: Right-click any file and select Copy as Markdown to copy its file path and content, formatted with the appropriate code block language for Markdown.
📂 Copy Folder Content: Right-click any folder to copy all files within, recursively gathering file paths and contents into a single Markdown-formatted snippet. If the total content size exceeds 10 MB, the extension will notify you, and only part of the content will be copied.
🌈 Automatic Language Detection: The extension detects file types to set the appropriate syntax highlighting in Markdown code blocks.
🛠️ Usage
Install the Extension: Search for "Copy Code as Markdown" in the VS Code Extensions Marketplace and install it.
Copy File or Folder:
Right-click on any file in the Explorer panel and choose Copy as Markdown to copy that file's content.
Right-click on any folder to recursively copy all files within as Markdown.
Paste the Markdown: Once copied, paste the Markdown content wherever needed.
📥 Installation
You can install this extension directly from the VS Code Marketplace by searching for "Copy Code as Markdown" or by visiting the VS Code Extension Marketplace.
📜 Extension Commands
This extension contributes the following command:
extension.copyCodeAsMD: Copies the selected file or folder content as Markdown.
👩💻 Development
To work on this extension:
Clone the repository and open it in VS Code.
Run npm install to install dependencies.
Press F5 to open a new VS Code window with the extension loaded.
📄 License
This extension is available under the MIT License.
