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Open in GitHub

Provides commands to quickly view the current file on GitHub/Bitbucket.

Installation

Launch VS Code Quick Open (⌘+P), paste the following command, and type enter.

ext install vscode-open-in-github

Usage

When editing a file, use the command palette (cmd + shift + p / ctrl + shift + p) to:

Open the file in GitHub — "Open In GitHub: File"
Open the blame in GitHub — "Open In GitHub: Blame"
Open the history in GitHub — "Open In GitHub: History"
Copy GitHub URL for a file — "Copy GitHub URL: File"
Copy GitHub URL for blame for a file — "Copy GitHub URL: Blame"
Copy GitHub URL for history for a file — "Copy GitHub URL: History"

Commands Multiple remotes

Features

Supports multiple remotes and branches.
Supports in-house GitHub installations.
Works with Bitbucket and Gitlab.
Configurable default branch.
Open/Copy multiline selection.
Open/Copy current revision.

Configuration

Add these lines to the workspace settings:

{
  ...
  "openInGitHub.defaultBranch": "master",
  "openInGitHub.defaultRemote": "origin",
  "openInGithub.maxBuffer": 512000,
  "openInGitHub.excludeCurrentRevision": false,
  ...
}

Links

Logo taken from here: https://octodex.github.com/