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exe Runner

exe Runner

Brandon Fowler

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Run .exe files directly from Visual Studio Code
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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exe Runner

Run .exe files in the Visual Studio Code terminal with a single click. Uses a compatibility layer, such as wine, on non-Windows platforms.

Features

  • One-click execution - Run the current .exe file by clicking the button right of the tab bar
  • Context menus - Run any .exe file from their file, editor tab, or editor context menu
  • Run with arguments - Press [Alt] while selecting a command to run .exe files with arguments
  • Command Palette - Run the current .exe with the command Run Executable or Run Executable With Arguments
  • Cross-platform support - On non-Windows platforms, invoke a compatibility layer, such as wine, to run .exe files
  • Configurable - Options to clear previous output and to change the directory to the .exe file's before running

Example

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