Never see Error 0x2: The system cannot find the file specified again.
Click terminal file links, stack traces, and file:/// URIs to jump directly into VS Code editor tabs—across Local, Remote-SSH, and WSL.
🚫 The Problem
When running modern CLI agents (Antigravity, Claude Code, Aider), test runners (pytest, jest), or compilers over SSH or on Windows:
Links often print as file:///home/ubuntu/app.py#L42 or /var/log/syslog.
Clicking them in VS Code's integrated terminal causes Windows to invoke the OS shell handler, failing with:
An error occurred while opening the file:
The system cannot find the file specified (0x2)
...or it erroneously launches Microsoft Edge / your web browser!
If you run an SSH session in your local terminal window, VS Code doesn't know the remote path belongs to your server, so clicking it fails completely.
✨ The Solution
Remote Terminal Link Opener installs a native TerminalLinkProvider inside VS Code that intercepts clicks before the OS shell sees them:
🎯 Opens in Editor Tabs: Routes every valid file link straight into a VS Code editor tab.
📍 Exact Line & Column Jump: Automatically parses #L42, #L42-L60, :42:10, :42, and Python tracebacks to position your cursor directly on the line.
🌐 Seamless Remote-SSH Routing: Clicking a remote Linux path from your local terminal automatically routes through vscode-remote://ssh-remote+<host>/....
⚡ Zero Configuration Needed: Auto-detects SSH hosts from your active terminal title or command.
🔍 Supported Link Patterns
Pattern Format
Example
Behavior
file:/// URIs
file:///home/ubuntu/main.py#L85
Opens main.py, jumps to line 85
Unix Absolute Paths
/var/log/nginx/access.log
Opens /var/log/nginx/access.log
Line & Column Suffixes
/home/ubuntu/server.ts:124:15
Opens server.ts at line 124, col 15
Python Tracebacks
File "controllers/auth.py", line 42
Opens auth.py, jumps to line 42
Compiler Error Arrows
--> src/main.rs:52:9
Opens src/main.rs at line 52, col 9
Windows Local Paths
C:\Users\Dev\project\test.py:10
Opens locally on line 10
⚙️ Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings (settings.json):
Setting
Default
Description
remoteTerminalLinks.defaultRemoteHost
""
Default SSH host alias (from your ~/.ssh/config) when clicking remote paths from a local terminal.
