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List Files

Don Jayamanne

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List all files in working directory and select one to open
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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List Files

Provides a list of files in your workspace that can be filtered and selected.

Image of Command

Image of Command Executed with file list

How to install

  • Install Visual Studio Code
  • Open View -> Command Palette... and type ext install listFiles
  • Restart Visual Studio Code and select the command "Files: List Files to Open" From the list of files displayed, select a file to open.

Hotkeys

"keybindings":[
  {
    "command": "extension.listFilesToOpen",
    "key": "ctrl+alt+l",
    "mac": "ctrl+alt+l"
  }	
]

Settings

You can configure the settings, to display a specific types of files and folders, or exclude specific files and folders. Similarly you could configure the number of files displayed.

"properties": {
  "findFiles.fileIncludeGlob": {
    "type": "string",
    "default": "**",
    "description": "A glob pattern that defines the files to search for."
  },
  "findFiles.fileExcludeGlob": {
    "type": "string",
    "default": "**\\node_modules\\**",
    "description": "A glob pattern that defines files and folders to exclude."
  },
  "findFiles.maxResults": {
    "type": "number",
    "default": 1000,
    "description": "An upper-bound for the result."
  }
}

Source

Github

Change Log

Version 0.0.3

Updated chanage log

Version 0.0.2

Fixed default setting for findFiles.fileExcludeGlob, to exclude node_modules directory.

License

MIT

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