How to fix code command for opening VSCode in Terminal for OSX

If the code . command is not working in your terminal, it’s likely that Visual Studio Code’s command-line tool isn’t properly installed or linked. Here’s how you can fix it:

Verify VSCode Installation

Open Finder.
Navigate to /Applications and confirm that Visual Studio Code is listed there.

Install the Command-Line Tool

Make sure that VSCode is properly installed.

Open VSCode.

Press CMD + Shift + P to open the Command Palette.

Type Shell Command: Install ‘code’ command in PATH and select it.
This should create a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin pointing to the VS Code binary.

Manually Create the Symlink (if Command-Line Tool installation fails)

Open Terminal

Run this command to create the symlink:

sudo ln -s "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code" /usr/local/bin/code

Enter your password when prompted.

Add /usr/local/bin to Your PATH (if not already)

If the command still isn’t found, it could be that /usr/local/bin isn’t in your PATH.

Open your .zshrc (or .bashrc, etc.)

Add the following line, and then save:

export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"

Reload your Terminal

source ~/.zshrc

Verify Installation

Check if the code command is now available:

Should return /usr/local/bin/code