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Copy Context

Fralle

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Copies selected files/folders as Markdown code content or tree
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Copy Context

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Copy files or folder trees into your clipboard as Markdown. Ready to paste into AI, chats, docs, or code reviews.


🚀 Usage

  1. Explorer

    • Select one or more files or folders → right-click → Copy Content
    • Select one or more files or folders → right-click → Copy Tree
  2. Editor Tab

    • Right-click a tab title → Copy Content (This Tab) or … (All Open Tabs).
  3. Paste anywhere and your Markdown snippet or tree is on the clipboard


✨ Features

Copy Content

  • Explorer: grab paths + syntax-highlighted code blocks for selected files/folders
  • Tabs: copy the active file or all open files at once (Unsaved buffers (Untitled) are skipped)
  • Respects include/exclude globs, VS Code Explorer excludes & (opt-in) .gitignore

Copy Content

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Copy Tree

  • Generates a Markdown tree of your selected files/folders
  • If you select specific files, only those file paths are included
  • If you select folders, the full folder tree and contents are included
  • Respects the same filters (globs, Explorer excludes, .gitignore)

Copy Tree

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🔧 Settings

Global Settings

Setting Default Description
copyContext.excludeGlobs [] Global exclude patterns applied to all commands. Command-specific excludes will be merged with these.
copyContext.includeGlobs [] Global include patterns applied to all commands. Command-specific includes will be merged with these.
copyContext.includeEmojis true Include emojis in the output (📁 for folders, 📄 for files).
copyContext.pathOutsideCodeBlock false Place the file path above the fenced code block (applies to Copy Content and Copy Selection; Copy Tree always keeps the path inside).
copyContext.maxContentSize 500000 Max total size (bytes) of all file contents to copy.
copyContext.respectVSCodeExplorerExclude true Skip files/folders hidden by your VS Code files.exclude settings.
copyContext.respectGitIgnore false Skip files matching your project's .gitignore (opt-in).

Command-Specific Settings

You can override filters for specific commands. These are merged with the global settings.

Setting Default Description
copyContext.copyContent.excludeGlobs [] Additional exclude patterns for Copy Content only.
copyContext.copyContent.includeGlobs [] Additional include patterns for Copy Content only.
copyContext.copyTree.excludeGlobs [] Additional exclude patterns for Copy Tree only.
copyContext.copyTree.includeGlobs [] Additional include patterns for Copy Tree only.

Example: Exclude test files globally, but include them when copying content:

{
  "copyContext.excludeGlobs": ["**/*.test.ts"],
  "copyContext.copyContent.includeGlobs": ["**/*.test.ts"]
}

Path placement

Default placement keeps the path inside the fenced block:

```ts
// src/app.ts
const foo = "bar";

Enable `copyContext.pathOutsideCodeBlock` to move the path above the fence (helps AI prompts avoid echoing the path):

```markdown
src/app.ts
```ts
const foo = "bar";

This applies to Copy Content and Copy Selection (with line numbers). Copy Tree always keeps the path inside the plaintext fence.

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## 📜 License

This extension is released under the [MIT License](https://github.com/Fralleee/copy-context/blob/HEAD/LICENSE).
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