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Sort settings.json

Sort settings.json

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Sorts the settings.json file according to the VSCode settings UI order
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Sort settings.json

Sorts the settings.json file according to the VSCode settings UI order.

  1. Open settings.json
  2. Open Command Palette(Ctrl+Shift+P), search and run Sort settings.json
    • If you want to break up the "Commonly Used" category, run command Sort settings.json (No "Commonly Used") instead
  3. Done! You can then save the file

screenshot

After running Sort settings.json. The sorted settings.json matches the order of the UI.(modified filter used in the screenshot)

Limits

Some settings from Extensions are not sorted in the same manner as in the settings UI.

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Inspired by Sort Package.json and corresponding VSCode extension.

Thanks to rich2005 for the GIMP tutorial video.

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