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Open on GitHub commands

Open on GitHub commands

Dan Schellekens

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36 installs
| (0) | Free
Adds shortcuts to open files on GitHub
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Open On GitHub commands

A simple VS Code extension which adds commands to open files on GitHub.

Features

This extension adds three commands for opening files on GitHub:

  • Copy GitHub Permalink
  • Open on GitHub
  • Open on GitHub (on master/main)

These commands are added to the context menus for files/folders in the explorer, as well as in the editor itself.

Installation

  • Install via Visual Studio Marketplace
  • Install via Open VSX Registry
  • Download .vsix file

Release Notes

v2.0.3

  • Add debug logging
  • Fix bug that caused .git to be added to github URLs.

v2.0.2

  • No changes (just a version bump to test automatic release workflows)

v2.0.1

  • No changes (just a version bump to test automatic release workflows)

v2.0.0

  • Update command namespaces to avoid potential conflicts with other packages
  • Start publishing to Open VSX registry
  • Fix case where clone URL reported by VS Code doesn't include the .git suffix

v1.0.0

  • Initial release
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