VSCode - file-locate

VSCode Extension "file-locate". Easily locate file on your disk (even if it's out of your workspace) and open it in vscode.

Features

Add the command "Locate File" in your palette, that use the selected word in editor to look for file on your disk and open it.

Requirements

You should have the "locate" binary on your system. Instead you can "sudo apt-get install locate" on ubuntu.

Extension Settings

None

Known Issues

Won't work on system who don't have locate

Recording Demo

See here: https://github.com/phw/peek

Publication

On new install of vcse

• npm install -g vsce
• vsce login TwanoO67

Then

• vi package.json to update version number
• vsce publish

Release Notes

1.0.2

• Update description and add demo

1.0.1

• Filter search string with slashes and backslashes

1.0.0

Initial release