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PathPeek

PathPeek

Harshit Srivastava

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See full file paths and preview files on hover. Click or Cmd+Click to navigate instantly.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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PathPeek 🔍

See file paths instantly — without leaving your code.

PathPeek supercharges your workflow by showing full file paths, previews, and navigation options directly on hover — so you can explore your codebase faster with zero context switching.


✨ Features

  • 📂 Full file path on hover

  • 👀 Instant file preview

  • 🔗 Click to open file

  • 🪟 Open file in split view

  • ⚡ Cmd/Ctrl + Click navigation

  • 🧠 Smart path resolution:

    • Relative paths (./file)
    • Index files (/folder/index.js)
    • Aliases (@/components)
    • Rails-style paths

🧪 Example

import user from './models/user'

👉 Hover on './models/user' to instantly see:

  • 📂 Full file path
  • 👀 File preview
  • 🔗 Open file options

🚀 Usage

  • Hover over file paths → preview instantly
  • Click Open File → navigate
  • Use Cmd (Mac) / Ctrl (Windows) + Click → jump directly

⚙️ Settings

Setting Description Default
hoverPath.enabled Enable hover preview true
hoverPath.previewLines Number of preview lines 10

📦 Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions
  3. Search for PathPeek
  4. Click Install

👨‍💻 Author

Harshit Srivastava


⭐ Contribute

Have ideas or found a bug? Feel free to open an issue or contribute!


🚀 Why PathPeek?

Stop jumping between files just to understand imports.

Hover. Preview. Navigate.

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