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Readme Auto Open

Readme Auto Open

Sander ten Brinke

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A VSCode plug-in that automatically opens the README when you open a project for the first time, ensuring people read it
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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README Auto Open: Help your team onboard!

A VSCode plug-in that automatically opens the project's README when you open a project for the first time, ensuring people read it. Once opened, this plug-in will not activate again until you reset the state.

An image of a README

Why should you use this?

A (good) README is critical for understanding how to use a project, and this extension ensures that it's the first thing people see when they open a project.

💡 Add this to your workspace's recommended extensions to ensure all contributors will read the README!

Features

  • Automatically opens the README when you open a project for the first time.
    • This plug-in will case-insensitively look for a README file in the root of your project, with or without any file extension.
    • If the file is in markdown format (.md), it will open it in preview mode.
  • You can reset the state of this plug-in so it will be re-opened next time you open your project by using the Readme Auto Open: Reset State command.
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