Open Terminal Here

A VS Code extension that opens a new terminal in the directory of the currently active file.

Features

• Adds a command Open Terminal Here that launches a terminal in the folder of the active file.
• Names the new terminal after the file's folder (relative to the workspace when available).
• Command palette entry is available only when a file-backed editor is focused.

Usage

1. Open a file or select a file/folder in VS Code.
2. Run Open Terminal Here from the Command Palette (⇧⌘P / Ctrl+Shift+P) or right-click and choose Open Terminal Here from the editor or Explorer context menu.
3. A new terminal tab appears, using the directory of the active file or selected item as its working directory.

Development

• npm install to install dependencies.
• npm run compile to build the extension.

Run the extension locally

1. Install dependencies with npm install.
2. Start a build/watch process in a terminal with npm run watch (or run npm run compile for a one-time build).
3. Open this folder in VS Code and press F5 (or run Debug: Start Debugging) to launch an Extension Development Host with the extension loaded.
4. In the Extension Development Host, open a file and run Open Terminal Here from the Command Palette to verify behavior.

Bundle and deploy a VSIX

1. Ensure the extension is built: npm run compile.
2. Package the extension with vsce:
   • Install if needed: npm install -g @vscode/vsce.
   • Create the package: npx @vscode/vsce package (outputs a .vsix file in the project root).
3. Install the generated VSIX into VS Code with code --install-extension <package-name>.vsix (replace the file name as generated in step 2).

Publishing to the Marketplace follows the standard vsce publish flow using your publisher and Personal Access Token.