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Code Export

Code Export

Hanzala Sarguroh

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2 installs
| (1) | Free
Easily export selected folders or files to your clipboard or a file directly from VS Code.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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🧩 Code Export — VS Code Extension

Extension Icon Visual Studio Marketplace Installs License: MIT

A simple yet powerful VS Code extension that lets you select files and folders, and export them as formatted code — either to your clipboard or a file.
Perfect for sharing snippets, documentation, or quickly packaging code examples.


🚀 Features

✅ Browse your project with a tree view
✅ Checkboxes for multiple file/folder selection
✅ Export to Clipboard — copies formatted code blocks
✅ Export to File — saves all selected code in one .txt file
✅ Markdown formatting with syntax highlighting
✅ Works with any language supported by VS Code


🧠 How It Works

  1. Open the Code Export view from the left Activity Bar.
  2. Select files or folders using checkboxes.
  3. Choose:
    • 📝 Copy to Clipboard — to copy all selected code
    • 💾 Export to File — to save as exported-code.txt

⚙️ Commands

Command Description
Code Export: Copy to Clipboard Copy selected files’ code to clipboard
Code Export: Export to File Save selected code to a file
Code Export: Refresh Refresh tree view

📂 View

The extension adds a new activity bar section called Code Export, which lists your workspace files and folders:

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