VSCode Shell Command

The VSCode Shell Command extension aims to add some useful shell integrations.

Task Input

Configuration

Argument	Description
`cmd`	Command to be executed by a shell.
`args`	Additional command line arguments.
`capture`	Output stream to be captured. Can be set to `stdout` or `stderr`. If not set, `stdout` is captured.
`quickPick`	Whether a QuickPick should be displayed to select a specific line of the command output . Can be set to `true` or `false`. If not set, a QuickPick will be displayed if the command outputs more than one line.
`cwd`	Current working directory. If not set, the project root directory is used.
`env`	Dictionary of environment variables.
`timeout`	Timeout in milliseconds. Default is 10s.

Additionally, all options defined in CommonOptions can be set.

Example

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "Shell Command: Task Input Example",
      "type": "shell",
      "isBackground": false,
      "command": "echo '${input:example}'"
    }
  ],
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "command",
      "id": "example",
      "command": "shell-command.run",
      "args": {
        "cmd": "ls",
        "args": [
          "-1",
        ],
        "env": {
          "SOME_ENV_VAR": "SOME_ENV_VAR_VALUE",
          "ANOTHER_ENV_VAR": "ANOTHER_ENV_VAR_VALUE"
        },
        "cwd": "/",
        "capture": "stdout",
        "quickPick": "true"
      },
    }
  ]
}

Inserting the command output into the current document

Task Input

Piping the current selection through a command

Task Input

Shell Command

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VSCode Shell Command

Task Input

Configuration

Example

Inserting the command output into the current document

Piping the current selection through a command