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JavaScript npm Basics Managing Packages with NPM Installing Packages

Sean Gibson
Sean Gibson
38,363 Points
Posted by Sean Gibson
Sean Gibson
38,363 Points

Where is the explanation of the code command?

The teacher said the command could be referenced in the Teachers Notes but I don't see it. Am I just missing something?

Olivia Motevalli-Aliabadi
Olivia Motevalli-Aliabadi
836 Points

I can't find it either. Typing 'code' (and even 'code .' as the tutor did) into the terminal doesn't yield anything.

2 Answers

Jason Larson
Jason Larson
8,361 Points

The command 'code' starts the Visual Studio Code IDE.

Jesse Evans
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Jesse Evans
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 8,967 Points
Jesse Evans
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Jesse Evans
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 8,967 Points

just to add to what Jason Larson said, all this does is launch Visual Studio Code. If it's not working for you, that could be because you don't have it installed and you've been using a different IDE like Atom.

I think there may be exceptions, but you can launch programs from the command line just by typing the name of the program and hitting [enter]. Try that with Spotify or Discord or something!