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Save Constantly

Save Constantly

Sam Estep

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Toggle to save on every keystroke.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Save Constantly VS Code Marketplace version

This is a VS Code extension that lets you toggle documents to save on every change.

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Usage

After installing, execute the command Save Constantly: Toggle (bound to alt+s by default) to enable for the document associated with the active editor. Repeat to disable.

By default, this extension does the equivalent of the File: Save command, which can be a bad experience if you have any of the following settings enabled:

  • Editor: Format On Save
  • Files: Insert Final Newline
  • Files: Trim Final Newlines
  • Files: Trim Trailing Whitespace

To instead do the equivalent of the File: Save without Formatting command, enable the Save Constantly: Save Without Formatting setting.

Settings

Issues

Because of microsoft/vscode#245405, enabling the Save Without Formatting setting prevents this extension from saving any file other than that of the active editor.

Related

Michel Betancourt's Save Typing extension is similar, but has a couple drawbacks:

  • It's configured per language, making it inconvenient to toggle.
  • It has no option to save without formatting.
  • It's not open source.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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