Copy path to code
Copies the active file's path (with optional line range) to the clipboard in @<path>[#L<range>] format — ready to paste into AI chats and code reviews.
Install
From the VS Code Marketplace (recommended)
Extensions → search Copy path to code → Install.
Or visit marketplace.visualstudio.com.
From Open VSX
Open VS Code's Extensions → search Copy path to code (with Cursor or other open-source VS Code builds).
Or visit open-vsx.org.
From the GitHub releases
- Go to Releases
- Download the latest
.vsix file
- In VS Code or Cursor:
Extensions → ... → Install from VSIX... → select the .vsix
Assign a keyboard shortcut
Ctrl+K Ctrl+S → search Copy path to code → set your preferred shortcut. The command ID is copy-path-to-code.copyPathToCode.
From source
npm install
npm run package
# → copy-path-to-code-<version>.vsix
Then install the .vsix as above.
Usage
Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) and run Copy path to code.
| Editor state |
Clipboard output |
| Active file, no selection |
@/absolute/path/to/file.ts |
| Single line selected |
@/absolute/path/to/file.ts#L12 |
| Multiple lines selected |
@/absolute/path/to/file.ts#L12-L18 |
| Multi-cursor |
each cursor rendered with its line, sorted top-to-bottom, joined with , |
| No active file / unsaved buffer |
error notification — clipboard is left unchanged |
Lines are 1-indexed. Paths use native separators (\ on Windows, / on macOS/Linux).
Development
npm run watch # esbuild watch mode
# F5 → launch Extension Development Host
npm run test:unit # vitest unit tests
npm run test:integration # Extension Host tests
npm test # all tests
