Consolidate

Overview

The Consolidate extension for Visual Studio Code allows you to quickly consolidate all or selected files from your workspace into a single text file. This is particularly useful for sharing project files in a single document, reviewing multiple files at once, or even preparing files for use in AI tools like GPT, where referencing multiple files in a web prompt can be challenging.

Features

• Consolidate All Files: Merge all workspace files into one, respecting .gitignore and hidden files.
• Consolidate Selected Files: Merge contents of selected files or folders.
• Customizable Output: Choose to create a file, open in a new tab, or copy to the clipboard.

Usage

1. First-Run Configuration

When you run the Consolidate extension for the first time, set your preferred method:

• Create File: Consolidate files into a new output file.
• Open in New Tab: Open the consolidated content in a new editor tab.
• Copy to Clipboard: Copy the consolidated content to your clipboard.

Once you’ve configured these settings, they will persist for future use. On subsequent runs, the extension will use these saved preferences.

2. Consolidate All Files

1. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux).
2. Run Consolidate Files.

Alternatively, right-click in the Explorer panel, with no files selected and choose Consolidate All Files.

3. Consolidate Selected Files

1. Select the files or folders in the explorer or open tabs that you want to consolidate.
2. Right-click and choose Consolidate Selected Files.

Installation

1. Open VS Code.
2. Go to the Extensions view (Cmd+Shift+X on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows/Linux).
3. Search for Consolidate Files.
4. Click Install.

Configuration

First-Run Configuration

Upon running the extension for the first time, you will be prompted to select default behaviors for how consolidated content should be handled (create a file, copy to clipboard, open new tab).

You can change how the extension handles consolidated content at any time:

1. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P).
2. Type Consolidate: Configure Settings.
3. Select your new preferred options.

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.92.0 or higher.

Release Notes

See the CHANGELOG for details.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.